Ptarmigan Course Handicap2.0.41.114 - App Store

The Ptarmigan Men's Golf Association (PMGA) has devised a system to promote fair competition among its members for golf at Ptarmigan Country Club. The PMGA has created a Ptarmigan Course Handicap (PCH) for all players using one of the following criteria:

1. GHIN Index - All scores posted to GHIN (average of the lowest 8 out of the last 20 scores).
2. Blue Tee Index (BTI) - All Ptarmigan scores from the Blue Tees (average of the lowest 8 out of the last 20 scores).
3. Competition Tournament Index (CTI) - All PMGA tournaments or other organized competitive scores (average of the lowest 8 out of the last 20 scores).
4. Low Handicap Index (LHI) - computed and tracked by GHIN. This is the lowest handicap index that a player had during the previous 12 months.

The player's PCH will be the lowest index of the GHIN, BTI, or CTI calculations. If a player does not have at least 12 scores at Ptarmigan, then the PCH value will be their LHI.

The PCH App will allow PMGA members to log in and show their current playing index. It will show the dates and scores of all entries used to compute the index and will allow any player to see the PCH value for any other member.

Version History Corrected the slope and rating for Green Tees
Added an option to inspect 9-hole scores - only active for approved players
Added the rating/slope information to Firebase so that changes/updates can be made without having to create and distribute a new version. 2.0.41.114 Oct 2 Corrected an error when setting up players with Medical Exemptions.
Changed the order of the scores in the player detail screen to put C-Scores below the Home Scores.
Modified the internal player lookup when logging in which will allow for future de-duping of players to merge records without causing login issues. 2.0.40.109 May 14 Corrected a bug where some players were being assigned their LHI value in error when the real PCH value should have been their HI 02.0.39.106 Apr 3 The PCH index has been revised to only include GHIN, Home, Competition and LHI indexes for players Course Handicaps. With the change to allow players to select preferred tees, it was necessary to deactivate the BTI and WTI indexes until there is a tournament requiring those tees. 02.0.38.105 Mar 31 Updated the Ptarmigan Course Ratings and Slopes to the new 2026 values. This is a necessary update to comply with the recent changes to the course. 02.0.37.102 Mar 19 Corrected an error to include Blue/White scores during an update of reporting scores from GHIN. Previously, GHIN reports included ratings of whole amounts as xx.0, e.g. 69.0. This was recently changed to use only the whole number, e.g. 69, which caused the update process to bypass any scores that did not match 69.0. The code was revised to handle either case as equivalent (69.0 == 69). 02.0.36.98 10/09/2025 Admin capabilities were changed to allow for easier modification and display of White Tee Players, Admin, Pro Shop, Handicap Committee, PMGA Board, Medical Exemption and Suppressed attributes.
Order of player scores was changed to show the type of score immediately followed by the Lowest for that type. 02.0.34.94 07/15/2025 Corrected access to the Handicap update routines, which will allow Admin and Pro Shop staff to automatically update the member handicaps. 02.0.33.87 03/27/2025 Added option for admin to manage Member privileges, this flexibility allows administrators to interactively identify member groups (e.g. Admin, Pro Shop, PMGA Board).
Admin can now upload and update the handicap settings, this option distributes the task to multiple different users so more than one person can update the handicap data.
Improved the display of golfer details to easily identify the current index in use for the PCH value.
Corrected some bugs when identifying the course tees 02.0.32.84 03/25/2025 Cosmetic corrections to displays and update to recent Firestore plugins. Admin option to update the Golf Bank handicap file. 02.0.26.69 09/19/2024 A correction was made for rounds that were incomplete, i.e. less than 18 holes to prevent the score differentials from being converted to negative values.
A theme was added to make all screens appear similar and also change the default white background to a more pleasing blue theme.
The creation of the Bank Handicap File was moved to a separate Icon button (Super Admin only) to insure that the date line was present as the first line of the file. 2.0.25.67 04/29/2024 Modified the import/update process to include the new slopes and ratings for 9-hole differentials
Corrected the Blue/White scores to include all rounds with unfinished holes (i.e. converted 9-hole rounds and rounds with 10-17 holes completed)
Added an identifier for 9-hole and incomplete rounds to differentiate those rounds from 18-hole rounds 2.0.24.65 03/25/2024 The new Home Index (HI) required a change to the color scheme for displaying all players handicaps. Previously, any player with a handicap based on the Home index would not display this correctly when logging in. Also, the HI reduced players were shown with the same color as the CSI reduced players -- this was modified to mark HI players in a light green accent. 2.0.23.64 03/19/2024 Added a setting to allow for a new parameter to compare Home scores that will compute the index based on scores from any tee played at Ptarmigan. Any player with Admin privileges can toggle this setting on or off. 2.0.22.63 03/14/2024 Added an option to sort players by their Course Handicap 2.0.21.62 09/12/2023 Modified the Golf Genius Import file to include all members of the PMGA to allow for a seamless update of all handicaps. This modified file also includes players GHIN index which avoids having a two-step process when updating handicaps. 2.0.20.61 08/04/2023 Added an Admin option to selectively include players for the Golf Genius Import file. 2.0.19.60 06/17/2023 Corrected a bug when looking up a player's LHI value, the previous version was using the LHI of the player prior to the current player in alphabetical order. Thus is a player was LHI reduced, their LHI value was incorrect.
Added the GHIN Number to the Sort by Last Name routine to ensure that all player's scores were correctly grouped together.
Added the GHIN Number to the Edit Scores routines to ensure that players with the same last name were not mixing up their scores.
Limited the Text Size option in iOS settings from drastically altering the screen displays
Added a Generic Golf Admin login to allow the pro shop to gain access to the Admin properties of the App without having to use personal email 2.0.18.55 06/01/2023 Changed all lookup routines to use GHIN numbers instead of name information to insure that the correct data was loaded for each player. Allows for players with the same name to not get confused with commingling scores (e.g. Chris Jones and Chris B Jones). Using the GHIN number creates a unique match for all data. 2.0.17.49 05/24/2023 Used players GHIN number to update scores from the update file from GHIN. This insured that all scores were associated with the correct players. 2.0.16.48 05/08/2023 Added an option to give the ProShop the capability of adding players to the Admin list. Previously, this was hardcoded into the App and any change to the Admin list required the creation of a new Version. This new option will make it easier to add/delete Administrators without the need to create new versions. 2.0.15.47 04/30/2023 Improved the Card Draw calculator to allow for modifying the payouts for team wins.

Added the option to include the GHIN Number to the Bank Txt File for use with the Bank App 2.0.14.44 04/25/2023 Added new members to the pro-shop admin staff.

A new option was added to the Handicap Calculator Screen to calculate weekly Card Draw game payouts. The calculator will automatically compute the payouts for all places, allow for a random selection of players with only 3 members and calculate all skin payouts. The Calculator is available from the 'Calculate Handicap' screen.

Included a error for issues when trying to use the App without a valid internet connection. 2.0.13.40 04/16/2023 A change was made to the calculation for Competition Score Indexes (CSI), only scores from the previous season will be used in the index. A CSI value will only be computed if there are at least 8 C-Scores in the player's history. If the player has at least 8 C-Scores, then the CSI value will be based on the lowest 8 scores out of the most recent 20 scores.
White Tee Permit was changed to White Tee Option and any player with Admin credentials can add people to the White Tee Option list. A player must have at least 12 scores from the White Tees for this stat to be calculated. Players with less than 12 scores will use their LHI or CSI, whichever is lower. 2.0.12.34 03/17/2023 Moved the PMGA Admin list to the cloud Storage instead of hardcoded. This allows Admin users to modify the list of PMGA members (Board & Handicap Committee) that have access to the advanced features of the App. Adjusted the Suppression List so that it would always exclude the players in the list. 1.0.12.32 11/05/2022