We are now at the end of the set-up for the transition to Golf Connect.
Key Messages:
- GOLF Link shuts down on 10pm 28 September; the new App and GOLF.com.au portal go live on 2 October.
- Handicaps will be offline during the transition period (29 Sept – 1 Oct).
- Clubs will come online progressively from 2–10 October – this is normal.
- Your GOLF Link number becomes your lifelong Golf ID, which will be used across the new system.
- You should check your registered email and be ready to log in to the new system with their Golf ID from 2 October. If you do not currently use GolfLink Australia https://www.golf.org.au/golflink/, where your registered email is, you do not need to worry about this.
Here are a couple of key points to note, especially as we enter the period of transition from the 25-year-old GOLF Link system to Golf Australia CONNECT. Following is the actual timeline:
Sept 28
- 10pm AEST – GOLF Link permanently shuts down. His means that comp scores cannot be submitted for handicapping purposes.
- All your members’ handicap history and scoring records will start transferring across to the new platform.
Sept 29– Oct 1 (offline period):
- Handicap services offline – no score submissions.
- Current GA Handicap App and golf.org.au handicap lookup remain view-only. You should have already checked your details if you currently use GolfLink Australia https://www.golf.org.au/golflink/. Help will be available for access to the new App – Nicole Maher, Matt Millar and I will be available to guide you should you need help.
- Handicaps will be recalculated to align with World Handicap System changes.
Sept 30:
For Gungahlin Lakes, MiScore will be off-line. You will not be able to book in for competitions or use MiScore to score competition on that day only.
Tuesday Pro Comp will still go ahead with all scores being recorded on paper cards (the old fashion way). Prizes will still be awarded in the following days – please be patient.
Oct 1:
- Major transition day for both websites and handicap services.
- Expect interrupted access as systems are cut over.
- Handicap lookups and related services may be temporarily unavailable.
- You may be redirected between multiple old and new sites as GOLF.com.au comes online throughout the day.
- We will try to avoid the use of websites and handicap services on this day, and resume normal use when the system goes fully live on 2 October.
Oct 2:
- New Golf Australia App available to download in your app store.
- New golfer portal live at GOLF.com.au.
- Members’ recalculated handicaps available. Most golfers will see a small change, projected to be less than 0.5 strokes on average. Some players may see a bigger adjustment based on their unique scoring history.
October 2-10:
- Clubs start to come online.
- Some clubs may take until around 10 October to complete their transition, but hopefully not our as we are a “Top Tier” club.
This phased migration is for more than 1,900 clubs.
I plan on holding an Information Night and details of this will be sent out once finalised.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during the transition period.
Regards
Mick – Golf Services.