PGA TOUR Shot Tracker Beta FAQ
- What is PGA TOUR Shot Tracker Beta?
- How does it work?
- How is PGA TOUR Shot Tracker different from a leaderboard?
- What is meant by using the term Beta?
- What should I do if I am still having trouble?
- What are the different Views within PGA TOUR Shot Tracker? How are these views different from each other?
- How is distance measured for shots?
- Why will some shots not appear?
- Why do distances or shot locations occasionally change?
- At the start of the round, why are some shots missing?
- How do I add/remove my favorite players from "My Leaderboard"?
- Are there system requirements for my PC in order to view PGA TOUR Shot Tracker?
What is PGA TOUR Shot Tracker Beta?
PGA TOUR Shot Tracker is the latest innovation in Live Scoring, exclusively brought to you by the PGA TOUR. By providing the next evolution in Live Scoring, PGATOUR.com will empower fans to follow most any live shot on course, in a player or group format of the users choice. Following your favorite players has never been easier or more interactive. Click Here to follow the action on TOUR.Back to top
How does it work?
ShotLink is PGA TOUR's proprietary Scoring system that precisely measures each shot on TOUR. ShotLink then sends this data to the PGATOUR.com PGA TOUR Shot Tracker feature, resulting in the online shot rendering that is brought to you via the internet.Back to top
How is PGA TOUR Shot Tracker different from a leaderboard?
A leaderboard provides a vertical ranking of tournament leaders including player's respective round totals, to-par score and total score. PGA TOUR Shot Tracker provides a graphical rendering of all the relevant action on course, including the ability to follow individual players, individual groups, and close ups for either view. Shot Trails, Shot Plots, Shot Bars, remaining shot distances, highlights, stats, TV times, and more comprise the PGA TOUR Shot Tracker feature. The PGA TOUR Shot Tracker feature is the next evolution in following tournaments online, by leveraging more of ShotLink's live scoring data.Back to top
What is meant by using the term Beta?
The online meaning of Beta is a term often used denoting that development of the features is a work in progress. Beta will usually tell the users that errors may exist or that improvements are still being made. The Beta phase allows consumers to view the feature, while the development team is still working out bugs in the development code. When the Beta tag is removed, this usually means that those bugs are fixed and the final improvements have been made to the features.Back to top
What Should I do if I am still having trouble?
Send an email to dotcomfeedback@pgatourhq.com, or you can view postings on the PGA TOUR Shot Tracker Blog. It can be found at http://usergroup.pgatour.com.Back to top
What are the different Views within PGA TOUR Shot Tracker? How are these views different from each other?
Player View provides all of the corresponding stats that are found in a standard leaderboard, as well as graphical shot bars that show shot distance and distance remaining for each player.
Player Close up View - allows you to follow your favorite player and isolate his stats in one view, including that player's complete scorecard, and play-by-play detail.
Group View Allows fans to follow a group who is playing together. This view will show a top-view of that group's current hole, including their shot trails.
Group Close up View Allows a user to isolate his preferred grouping, expanding the hole visual on your screen.
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How is distance measured for shots?
ShotLink is the proprietary scoring system that transfers data to PGA TOUR Shot Tracker. ShotLink uses lasers and PDA's to track and record shots at almost every PGA TOUR tournament. Volunteers are assigned to each hole, equipped with the necessary tools to capture and transmit shots from each player's shots on course.Back to top
Why will some shots not appear?
Some shots may land beyond a laser's range or be in an area where a laser is incapable of functioning. Since the system utilizes on-course volunteers in addition to automated equipment, there may be instances where shots are not captured in time to transmit back to the trailer, before the next shot has occurred. Data glitches can also cause shots to not appear or render in a timely manner.Back to top
Why do distances or shot locations occasionally change?
Updates to shot data can occur if position data is initially capturing incorrectly or if refinements are made to the first laser scan. Input data can change, thus shots will be updated accordingly within PGA TOUR Shot Tracker, even if a prior value was displayed.Back to top
At the start of the round, why are some shots missing?
There may be instances where data is delayed as it gets verified by the Shotlink system. Input data at the beginning of a round can be delayed by a few minutes, until the system can catch up to live play.Back to top
How do I add/remove my favorite players from "My Leaderboard"?
There are two areas that allow you to add your favorite players to the top of each view. You can either enter player's names into the 'customize your leaderboard' search box, and then click 'Add'. Or you can click the '+' button located on the left-hand side of each player's position in either the Player Full Field View of Group Full Field View.Back to top
Are there system requirements for my PC in order to view PGA TOUR Shot Tracker?
Yes. It is recommended that you have a PC that was manufactured within the last 2-3 years, and has the most recent version of Flash (9). 1.0 GHz processing speed as well as 512MB of RAM memory or greater are minimum system requirement.Back to top
