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A Parent and a Junior on the Same Card
A junior does everything on Swilkin except play for stakes: scoring, stats, events, and every match. On a money match they play for a side and see no figure.
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A lot of golf is a parent and a kid. A nine after school, the junior clinic on Saturday, the parent-child event at the club, the first time they are allowed in the regular game. An app that is for your whole golf life has to work for that round too, and it has to be clear about the one thing that is different.
Here it is, plainly: a junior does everything except play for stakes.
Everything that works the same
Scoring, stats, events, and every match on the list work the same for a junior as for anybody else. That means a real card, hole by hole, with their own tee and their own strokes; their scoring average, best round, and birdies building from the first round; and a place in a club event, where an organizer’s junior age limit finds the right golfers by the date of birth on file.
They can play any match (a match against you, a Nassau, skins) with nothing riding on it. Playing for stakes is 18 and over; setting up the match is not.
The one thing that is different
Stakes (cash or beers) are for adults.
And a junior does not have to sit out when the adults are playing for something. A parent and child can be a side against another pair in a match that has money on it. The junior plays for their side, their ball counts, and they neither owe nor collect anything. They never see a figure.
A match played for something needs someone of age on at least two sides. So a parent against their own child is a friendly match, whatever the two of you say on the first tee.
How the app knows
The date of birth on file is what answers it. Money needs a date of birth showing 18 or over, and without one the figures simply are not there.
A junior without a phone
They do not need an account, or a phone, to be on your card. Add them by first name and score for them. What you type about them is yours to edit, and if they join later they claim that record with every round already on it.
For a coach or a junior program
A junior event runs like any other: sign-ups with a link, age limits if you want them, tee times, a live board, and awards that stay on each golfer’s record. One event can crown several races off the same cards, so a junior division sits beside the main one. Running an event is free.
For a parent
A pro who wants to teach your child, or a coach who adds them to a team, asks you first by email. Nothing from that coach reaches your child until you say yes, and you can end it whenever you like. Accounts are for golfers 13 and over; a younger golfer can still be on any card.
What does a parent approve? · I got an email asking if I’m their parent · What if my child is under 13? · Can I change my answer? · Who can see my child’s golf?
The honest notes
- There is no separate “kids’ version”. It is the same app with the stakes switched off.
- A golfer added by name with no birthday filled in is treated as not of age for money. The app never guesses an age.
- A junior’s page, rounds, and stats are not open to strangers. Golfers they played with, their friends, their club’s staff and the coaches and parents who said yes can open them. On a card with other golfers, a junior’s row shows their name and scores, with no photo and no link.
Can kids use it? The short answer. · is this a guys-only thing? · the terms