Dear {FORENAME},

You will now be able to experience our new Website provided by  intelligentgolf . This new facility is a significant step forward for Royal North Devon Golf Club and will help us to improve our communications with you and the information to which you have access, all via the  Member's Website  or the Touch Screen in the Club House.

Some of the new benefits for members:

• ACCESS RESULTS -  View competition results, individual score cards and competition analysis within our own website.
• VIEW YOUR PERFORMANCE -  Review all your scores and playing trends with hole by hole analysis.
• HANDICAP CERTIFICATES -  No need to visit the office, you'll be able to print off your own official Handicap Certificate at home!
• READ THE LATEST NEWS ITEMS -  See what's happening in the club, social & golf course news and read about forthcoming events.

THE FUTURE -  intelligentgolf  websites and online scoring systems are used by England Golf and a rapidly increasing number of County Unions for major amateur tournaments. Famous golf clubs such as Woodhall Spa, home of England Golf, and Royal Lytham and St.Annes, venue for the recent 2012 Open Championship and Royal Birkdale are also using intelligentgolf so we are in good company. Over the next few weeks and months we will be adding information to the website and developing our use of the many features of  intelligentgolf  for your benefit, such as real-time course status, online sign up to competitions, etc. In short we plan for this to be THE place to find out what is going on at YOUR club.   

What do you need to do next?

Follow the attached Login instructions. You may find that a using a browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome displays the Website better than Microsoft Internet Explorer.

If you have any issues please carefully follow the instructions on the screen and if you are still unsuccessful, please contact the Office.

Once you have signed in, please go to "˜My Golf' on the main menu bar and choose "˜Preferences'. In this area you can add or update your contact information, change your PIN number and choose your automated email preferences.

What else changes?

The  intelligentgolf  Touch Screen is different from the old system but very intuitive to use. Use your Swipe card or Enter the first three letter of your surname and you will then be taken automatically to your very own area into which you can enter your scores. In fact this facility also allows you to check your handicap, view competitions and review your last few results.  Please note: You will only be able to enter your own score, you will not be able to enter your playing partner's score for them.

The Touch Screen is operated by lightly touching the screen. There is an on screen keyboard to allow you to enter your hole by hole scores including "˜no score at hole' for those holes you would rather forget! Stableford and Nett score calculations are performed automatically.

Kind Regards

Mark Evans General Manager

Member's Login Instructions  

To gain the full benefit of the system, access the system from the Internet by going to http://www.royalnorthdevongolfclub.co.uk the  Member's Website  and click on Members' Login tab on the home page.

The Login Page

The member's website is a secure environment and access can only be gained by entering a valid Login and PIN number.

LOGIN :   This is your email address or Membership number ( NOTE: This is NOT the number on the back of your swipe card )

PIN:  This will be set to default  **** but should be changed as soon as you first log in.

Whilst in this section please take time to check and update your contact details and set your automated email preferences to ensure you get the information you want.

Once you have checked/updated your email address, you will be able to use your email address as your Login if you would prefer. Please however note that if your email address is not unique, i.e. another member also uses it , you will have to use your membership number as the website needs to uniquely identify you.

You are advised to change your PIN number when you have logged in by going to "˜My Golf/Preferences'.

If you are having difficulty with logging in, please get in touch with the Office who will be able to help you.

Touch Screen Operation

The Touch Screen has been configured to work with the  intelligentgolf  system and does much more than provide a score input facility.

It works by lightly tapping the screen. Pressing hard or holding your finger on the screen will make no difference to how the screen responds, in fact this is the most common cause of problems with score entry.

Use your Swipe card or use the "˜Members' button to login using your Name and the PIN number you set for access via the website.

There is an on screen keyboard to allow you to enter your hole by hole scores including "˜no score at hole' for those holes you would rather forget. Stableford and Nett score calculations are performed automatically as you key them in which allows you to check your card before formally submitting it.

Please take a few minutes to explore the functions of the Touch Screen when you have an opportunity.