A1 Golf Connect — User Help & Feature Walkthrough

This help guide walks through every feature of A1 Golf Connect from the perspective of a brand‑new user, with a screenshot of each screen followed by an explanation of what it does and how to use it.

What is A1 Golf Connect?

An open, self‑service golf community platform. Anyone can register, then create and run their own community or join an existing one, play events, track scores hole‑by‑hole, and compete across seasons.

A community is either:

Standalone — one operating unit, no chapters, or
Multi‑chapter — several chapters, each running independently (own admins,

finances, payment link, currency, timezone).

Payments use an external payment link (Stripe, Golf Genius, any gateway) configured per community/chapter — the platform never holds funds.

How to read this guide

The guide follows the natural new‑user journey:

#	Section	Covers
1	Getting Started	Welcome, create account, email verification, log in
2	Navigation & Profile	Dashboard, side drawer, bottom tabs, your profile
3	Finding & Joining Communities	Discover, join policies, joining a community
4	Inside a Community	Home, Members, Gallery, News, Academy, Sponsors, Articles, Forums, About
5	Events & Scoring	Browse events, register, pay, scoring, leaderboards, standings
6	Creating & Running a Community	Create flow, admin tools, managing events/members/features/settings
7	Settings & Account	Password, notifications, language, privacy, 2FA, payment history, help

The map of the app

Brand‑new user
   │
   ├─ Welcome ─► Create Account ─► Verify email (6‑digit) ─► Dashboard
   │
   ├─ Dashboard (no community yet)
   │     ├─ Discover communities ─► Join (Open = instant, Request = approval)
   │     └─ Create a community ─► becomes community_admin
   │
   ├─ Dashboard (member)  ── bottom tabs: Home · Communities · Profile
   │     └─ Enter a community ─► Community shell
   │
   └─ Community shell  ── bottom tabs: Home · Events · Community · Profile
         ├─ Home: welcome + quick actions + latest news
         ├─ Events: Upcoming / Past / My Events ─► detail ─► register ─► pay
         ├─ Community: Overview grid → Members, Scores, News, Academy,
         │             Gallery, Sponsors, Articles, Forums, About Us
         └─ Profile: stats, info, settings