Module 4: Tournament Manager and Tournament Central
PDGA Tournament Manager is one of the most important tools an event director will use when running a PDGA-sanctioned event. A well-versed understanding of Tournament Manager makes setting up, running, and managing the finances of an event simple and efficient. Tournament Manager and Tournament Central work with the same underlying database, but all functions will be moved to Tournament Central alone in the future. Where functionality exists in both programs at this time, the training below will concentrate on the program that provides the best functionality.
Tournament Manager - Logging In
After completing the PDGA Event Sanctioning Agreement, an email is sent to the TD containing the Tournament Manager password for that specific event. If you cannot locate the password, please contact PDGA Event Support or call (762) 253-2200.
In any web browser, navigate to www.pdga.com/tournament/manager or www.pdga.com/tm and follow these steps:
- Enter your Tournament Manager password and click the "Login" button.
- Select the event to be administered from the dropdown menu and click the "Continue" button. For most users, only one event will be available in the dropdown menu on this page.
Tournament Manager - Menu Overview
Once you are logged in to Tournament Manager, the following menu items will be displayed either across the top of the screen (on a desktop or laptop computer) or in a drop-down box (on mobile devices):
- Setup: Tournament Manager home page.
- Upload: Upload player data, scores, prizes, etc.
- Export: Export all current event-related information (players, scores, tee times, etc.) to a CSV file.
- Layouts: Assign specific course layouts to each division for each round.
- Groups: Set up and publish tee times or starting holes.
- Scores: Enter a round scores and hole scores for individual players one-by-one.
- Players: View registered players' registration information, send an email to registered players, and review player issues that require attention.
- Results: View the PDGA.com results page for the event.
- Finance (does not appear for leagues): Enter and track all required financial data needed to submit the official Event Report online including Player Fees, Added Cash / Value, Player Packs & Prizes, and Payouts.
- Submit Event Report: Submit the Event Report after all player, scores, and financial data has ben properly entered.