Getting started

Installing the app

Wood to Wedge is a Progressive Web App (PWA) — there's nothing to download from an app store. It runs in your browser but can be installed to your home screen so it feels and behaves like a native app.

1
Open the app in Safari (iPhone) or Chrome (Android)

Navigate to woodtowedge.com/app. Make sure you're using Safari on iPhone — other browsers on iOS don't support PWA install.

2
Tap the Share button

On iPhone, tap the share icon at the bottom of the screen. On Android in Chrome, tap the three-dot menu in the top right.

3
Tap "Add to Home Screen"

Give it a name (or leave it as "Wood to Wedge") and tap Add. The icon will appear on your home screen.

Tip: Always install from woodtowedge.com/app — not the simplified version — if you want course-aware features like tee boxes and green distances.
Playing

Starting a round

Tap + New Round on the home screen. You'll be asked to search for your course and select a tee box before teeing off.

1
Search for your course

Type the course name. If it appears in the list, tap it to select. If not, you'll see an option to create it inline.

2
Creating a new course

Enter the course name, pick 9 or 18 holes, and set the par for each hole. This data is saved for everyone — you only need to do it once.

3
Select your tee box

Pick from the Men's or Women's tees. If no tees exist yet for this course, you can add one right there — enter the tee name, yardage, course rating, and slope.

4
Playing two 9-hole courses

If you're playing a front 9 and back 9 from different courses (or different tees), tap + Add back 9 after selecting the front course. Each nine gets its own course and tee selection.

5
Set your starting hole and tap Start Round

If you're starting on hole 10, change the starting hole. Otherwise leave it at 1 and tap Start Round.

Playing

Tracking shots

Shot tracking uses your phone's GPS to record where each shot starts and ends, along with the club you used.

1
Tap "Track Shot" before you hit

Stand at your ball and tap Track Shot. Pick your club from the list.

2
Wait for GPS lock

The GPS bar shows accuracy in meters. Excellent (±3m) or Good (±6m) is ideal — Fair is acceptable. Poor means wait a little longer or move slightly away from obstructions.

3
Hit your shot and walk to the ball

After hitting, tap End Shot when you reach the ball. GPS re-locks at the new position and saves start and end coordinates along with the distance in yards.

Tip: GPS only runs during shot tracking to save battery — it doesn't run continuously in the background.
Playing

Filling in the scorecard

Tap Enter Score at any point during or after a hole. If your course has par data configured, the par field is pre-filled automatically.

You can enter: total strokes, putts, penalties, drive direction (left / straight / right), and whether you hit a sand trap. Tap Save & Next Hole to advance automatically, or use the hole navigation arrows to move freely.

Tip: Tap the hole number at the top to bring up a grid and jump to any hole instantly.

To see your current scorecard mid-round without ending the round, tap View Scorecard in the top right. Tap OK to return to tracking.

Data

Syncing a round

Rounds are saved locally on your device first — you don't need a signal on the course. When you're done and back on a connection, sync your round to the cloud.

1
End the round

Tap End Round in the top right. You'll see the final scorecard summary. Tap Finish Round to save it.

2
Tap Sync on the round card

On the home screen, find your round and tap the Sync button. It turns to ✓ Synced when done.

3
View it in the dashboard

Once synced, the round appears in the Analytics Dashboard with full stats.

Course setup

Setting up a course

Courses can be created on the fly when starting a round, or managed in detail through the Course Admin page. Course data — pars, tees, and green locations — is shared across all users, so it only needs to be set up once.

1
Open Course Admin

The course admin tool is available to course managers. Sign in and navigate to the admin page to see the list of all existing courses.

2
Create or select a course

Tap + New Course to add one, or tap an existing course to edit it.

3
Set par per hole

Each hole shows 3 / 4 / 5 buttons. Tap the correct par. Changes save immediately.

4
Map green locations (optional)

Tap Map green on any hole. A satellite map opens — tap the center of the green to place a pin, then tap Save location. Once mapped, the app shows your distance to that green during a round.

Tip: You can also set a green location during an active round by opening the map and tapping Set green after dropping a pin on the green center.
Course setup

Configuring tees

Tee boxes store the yardage, course rating, and slope for a given set of tees. Adding them unlocks handicap-relevant data in future updates and lets each player pick their correct tee when starting a round.

1
Open the course in Course Admin

Scroll down past the hole grid to the Tee Boxes section.

2
Tap + Add Tee

Enter the tee name (e.g. Blue, White, Red), select Men or Women, and fill in total yardage, course rating (e.g. 72.1), and slope (e.g. 131).

3
Set par per hole for this tee

The par grid is pre-filled from the course's base pars. Adjust any holes where this tee plays a different par (common for women's tees on par-5s that play as par-6).

4
Tap Save Tee

The tee appears in the list immediately. Repeat for each set of tees on the course.

Tip: You can also add a tee directly from the New Round screen if your tee box doesn't exist yet — no need to visit Course Admin first.
Analytics

Using the dashboard

The dashboard loads all your synced rounds and gives you a full picture of your game over time.

Overview cards show totals and averages: rounds played, holes played, average score vs par, average putts, fairways hit percentage, and sand trap percentage.

Score Trend is a bar chart showing your score vs par for each round over the selected time range.

Rounds table lists all rounds with date, holes, score, and download options. Click a round name to open the Round Detail view — a full scorecard plus all clubs used with min/avg/max distances. Click any club row to expand it and see individual shots with hole number and timestamp.

Club Distances shows every club you've used across all rounds in the selected time range, with minimum, average, and maximum distances.

Par Type Averages shows your average score vs par broken down by par 3, par 4, and par 5 holes.

Tip: Use the date range filter at the top to focus on the last 30 days, 90 days, or all time.
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