For GA Connect customers, importing and updating a Master Roster is straightforward. In this article, we will discuss how to do both.
Importing Initial Master Roster from GA Connect
Navigate to Customer Center > Master Roster > Import Master Roster from GA Connect (as shown below). Our system will connect with GA Connect and import your golfers.
When the process is finished, the Master Roster will be filled in with the following data from GA Connect:
First Name
Last Name
Golf ID (WHS membership number)
GA Handicap
GA Handicap Status
Date of Birth
Gender
In addition to this information, other data stored in your GA Connect roster (e.g., email, home club, membership category) will also be imported.
GA Handicap Updates
Once your Master Roster is imported from GA Connect, you may want GA Handicaps updated daily for the players in your Master Roster. Click Here for details on how to allow your Master Roster to update GA Handicaps daily.
Additionally, there are several ways to retrieve and update GA Handicaps from GA Connect in Events/Leagues:
Propagating Updates from the Master Roster to Events/Leagues
Manually Updating GA Handicaps within specific Events/Leagues
Automatically Updating GA Handicaps within specific Events/Leagues
For complete details on updating the Master Roster and Event/League rosters from GA Connect, Click Here.
Refreshing Master Roster from GA Connect
You will likely have changes in your GA Connect roster throughout the year — new members, resigned members, updated member information. Because of this, you will need to refresh the Master Roster from time to time. To do this, navigate to Customer Center > Master Roster > Refresh Master Roster from GA Connect (as shown below).
When refreshing, GA Connect returns only the golfers whose data has changed or who have been newly registered to the club since your last import or refresh, keeping the process quick.
Resolving Roster Conflicts
Newly registered members or golfers whose records don't clearly match an existing entry will be listed on a conflicts page (as shown below). For each golfer, you can choose to create a new record, match them to an existing golfer, or skip them from the import.
Once conflicts are resolved, updated golfer data and newly imported golfers will be visible on the Master Roster page.