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The Teams tab is a dedicated step within the Team Matches Season Setup Wizard, occurring after the:
Initial Setup tab for a Bracket Format (as shown below)
Structure tab for a Round Robin
This tab provides a robust and optimized interface for managing teams within your Team Match, supporting both Round Robin and Bracket formats.
In this article, we will discuss the available options in the Teams tab for a Bracket format Team Matches Season setup wizard. For details on the Teams tab for a Round Robin Format, Click Here.
Managing Teams
The primary function of the Teams tab is to assign clubs to a team. There are several actions you will be able to take to manage teams:
Manually Assigning clubs to a team
Auto Fill clubs to a team
Assigning multiple clubs to a team
Adding an unmanaged club to a team
Adding Bye's
Manually Assigning Clubs to a Team
Start with selecting the club for each team (as shown below). Note: Only managed clubs assigned to your Golf Genius TM Association account will be available for selection. More details can be found later in this article on how to add clubs you don't manage.
Search for the club by scrolling or typing in the club name. Select the club, and a Team Name will automatically be assigned based on the club name (as shown below). Note: If the same club is used multiple times for different teams, a " 1" will be added to the end of the team name. For instance, if Catta Verdera has two teams, the team names will be Catta Verdera and Catta Verdera 1.
All team names can be edited by selecting the team and changing the name (as shown below).
Auto-Filling Clubs to a Team
In many cases, previous team match results (from a round robin format) are used to determine seeding for the playoff bracket. To auto-fill a bracket, click "Auto-Fill" (as shown below). A pop-up will request some information (shown later), and then it'll do the work for you, saving you a significant amount of time, especially in larger tournaments.
Select the following (as shown below), click "Save", and the teams will be auto-filled:
Auto Fill:
From: Select the Round Robin Team Match Season, which teams should be used to create the bracket.
Regions/Sections: Select the sections (within the selected team match) whose teams should be included in the bracket.
Top "X" team(s) in each section qualify: Number of top finishing teams (in each section) that should be included in the bracket.
Seeding: Seeding method to determine the seeds for all of the teams:
Random
Alphabetically
Total Points
Win/Tie/Loss
Tie Breaking: Tie-breaking method in the case where multiple teams are tied when determining seeds (using the selected seeding method):
Random
Alphabetically
Total Points
Win/Tie/Loss
Assigning Two Clubs to One Team
There may also be cases where a team is created using multiple clubs. For instance, there may be some clubs that do not have enough participation to field a full team so they "team up" with another club to create a team. To create this type of multi-club team, click the "+ Add Club" below the first club's name and select the additional club (as shown below).
Note: To remove the team, click the trash icon.
Adding Clubs You Don't Manage
If the club is not available for selection (i.e., it is not one of your managed clubs), you can search for and select the "Add Club" option in the dropdown. Enter the name and all required information of the club (as shown below). Click "Save". The team will then be available in the list to select.
Adding Bye's
In Bracket Team Matches, there's a handy option to set any seed as a Bye. When a seed is marked as a Bye, the opponent automatically advances to the next round. This is super useful for balancing brackets when you have an odd number of teams. In the team dropdown list, search for and select Bye (as shown below).
Saving Team Changes
Once you're happy with the seeding of your teams, click the "Save" button at the bottom right of the page (as shown below).
After a successful save, the team information on the page will update instantly. Once all your teams are ready, simply click the "Go to Next Step" button at the bottom right to proceed to the "Schedule (Bracket)" tab.
Notes:
To save successfully, every team must have both a valid representative club and a name or marked as a "Bye." If anything's missing, you'll see an error message reminding you to complete those entries.
Team names do not accept special characters (e.g., #, $, commas, dash, :, etc.)
If you try to use the same club for multiple teams within the same Team Match Season, the system will automatically adjust the team names. This helps make sure every team has a unique identity, even if they share a club.