Got Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything people ask before they request access — and a few things they should have.
Basics
The social operating system for the golfers you actually play with. It keeps your rounds, leagues, games, courses, trips, standings, and golf people in one place — not a GPS app, not a standalone scoring utility, and not a broadcast-style social network.
Commissioners, trip captains, Saturday regulars, and anyone who organizes golf through text threads and spreadsheets. Invited golfers can participate without paying during beta.
Yes. Avid is free during beta on web, with limited iOS access. Invited golfers should never have to pay simply to participate.
Avid is live in beta on web today. iOS access is limited — request access and we will let you know when a TestFlight spot is available.
No. When paid plans launch, Avid will charge primarily where the organizing value is received: commissioners, trip captains, and power users.
Yes. You can organize rounds, join leagues, and track your golf life without connecting GHIN. Handicap Index® sync is optional and helps with net games and stroke allocation.
Rounds
Create an invite group, send a round with date, time, and course, and let golfers reply in or out. Spots fill first come, first served. When the group is full, additional responses join a waitlist automatically.
Yes. Round organizers can invite guests who are not yet on Avid. Guests can participate in the round flow without needing a paid plan.
When a spot opens, the next golfer on the waitlist can be notified so you are not rebuilding the foursome in a text thread at 6 a.m.
Avid supports gross and net scoring with side games including skins, Nassau, and Stableford. Live standings update as scores are entered.
Leagues
Schedules, rosters, tee times, games, score corrections, substitutes, and season history. Commissioners run the league; members can enter scores and follow standings without learning the spreadsheet.
Stroke play, Stableford, match play, skins, and net scoring. If your league uses a custom format, contact us — we are actively expanding commissioner tools during beta.
Yes. Members can enter scores for rounds they play. Commissioners can review and correct scores when needed.
Yes. Commissioners can correct scores and keep season standings accurate without rebuilding the league in a spreadsheet.
Request access with the league intent on our contact page or choose Bring your league from the homepage. We will help commissioners set up the season and invite members.
Handicap
When you connect your GHIN Handicap ID, Avid syncs your official Handicap Index® from USGA® systems and uses it for stroke allocation in net games. Avid participates in the USGA® Handicap Data Affiliate program.
No. Avid does not issue a Handicap Index®. Your official index comes from GHIN and USGA® centralized computation services.
Score posting to GHIN depends on which Avid workflow you use. Avid focuses on pulling official Handicap Index® data for fair games in Avid. See handicap integration details in the app for current posting behavior.
Avid uses WHS-aligned calculations based on each player's Handicap Index®, course rating, slope, and tee set to allocate strokes for net games in Avid.
They can still play in Avid rounds and leagues. Net games that require an official Handicap Index® will prompt them to connect GHIN or play gross.