Get Golf Ready

Website Utilization: Managing Programs

One of the required criteria to being a certified Get Golf Ready facility is utilizing the official Web resources to manage your programs. Before your facility will show on PlayGolfAmerica.com/GGR as a certified facility, at least one scheduled event must be posted through this tool.

The following provides introductory instructions on utilizing basic functions of the "Host Facility Resource Center."

Instructions with images are available as a PDF.

Accessing Get Golf Ready Web-site Resources:

  1. Go to PlayGolfAmerica.com/GGR and click on Host Facility Info & Application link at the top of the page or go directly to this URL: http://www.playgolfamerica.com/ggr/resources.cfm
  2. Scroll down to "Managing Programs" and click on Host Facility Resource Center
  3. Log in using your Get Golf Ready and/or PGALinks username and password
  4. Contact Le Ann Finger at lfinger@pgahq.com or call (561) 624-7628 if you need login assistance or have questions

Posting and Promoting your Schedule of Get Golf Ready Events/Activities:

  1. Access the Host Facility Resource Center and click on "Event Registration"
  2. Under Play Golf America Featured Programs, click on the "Add Events" link located to the right of Get Golf Ready
  3. On the next screen, select the type of activities you want to post, i.e. "Group Lessons" or "Graduate Outings"
  4. Enter the event details in the required fields and then click on "Schedule Event" button
  5. Repeat steps #1-4 to register multiple "Group Lessons" or "Graduate Outings"

Copying, Editing and Deleting Scheduled Events/Activities:

  1. Copying Events: When scheduling mulitple events that are similar, i.e. different "Group Lessons" or "Graduate Outings" sessions, use the "Copy" function as a quick solution for entering details.
    1. Access the Host Facility Resource Center and click on "Event Registration"
    2. Scroll down to "Current Event List" and find the event you want to copy
    3. Click on the "Copy" link in the "Action" column on the right side
    4. Edit any information that is unique to this new event (different date, different time, etc.) and click on "Save Event."
    5. A new event will be added under the "Current Event List" and on PlayGolfAmerica.com/GGR.
  2. Editing Events: If details change after scheduling an event, use the "Edit" function, similar to the steps for "Copy" above, to update the original event details.
  3. Deleting Events: Similar to the "Copy" and "Edit" functions above, current events can be removed by clicking the "Delete" link.
    1. For an event that has registrants, it is best to remove that event from being shown to the public by using the "Edit" link and selecting "No" in the "Show to Consumer" option.

Student Registrations:

  1. Get Golf Ready facilities are to use the on-line resources to register and maintain a database of students
  2. When posting an event, it is recommended to "Allow Online Registration," thus enabling students to register for events anytime without the need to call the golf shop
  3. Student registration can be tracked and monitored in the "Host Facility Resource Center." Click on the "Event Registration" page and scroll down to the "Current Event List." Listed there are the scheduled events with a "Roster" link to the right
  4. To see the list of students, click on the "Roster" link next to the event of interest
  5. The "Roster" page allows manual entering of registrations by clicking either:
    1. "Register a New Customer" provides the option to register new students for a current or past event.
    2. "Add Existing Customers to this Event" provides the option to register previous students into a current or past event.

Quick Entry Registration

  1. Access the Registrant Info form through Roster (step 5 above) or Add from the Current Event List.
  2. Fill in the three required fields: First Name, Last Name and E-mail.
  3. Click the "Submit" button to return to this form to enter another student.
  4. Once you have entered all students for a particular event, you may click on the "Back to Events" link to return to the list of events.
  5. If you have more information to enter about a student, click the "Enter Profile Data" button instead of the "Submit" button to access the second page of questions.

Communicating with Students:

  1. From the "Event Roster" page, click on the "Contact Registrants" button
  2. There are a couple of options to contact students from an event. After clicking on the check box(s) next to the consumers' names, click on:
    1. "Send E-mail"
    2. "Mailing Labels." Enter your e-mail address prior to clicking "Mailing Labels"
  3. To communicate and review your entire database of students, click on the "Consumers" tab on the main menu tab on the top of the page and then click on "Registrants"