GHIN or US Handicap?

[luisfernandezgolfer]

Hello, am I the only one having issues login in GHIN?

I sent an email, will see what happened.

Do yo use GHIN or USHandicap?

 

[DaveP043]

1 hour ago, luisfernandezgolfer said:

Hello, am I the only one having issues login in GHIN?

I sent an email, will see what happened.

Do yo use GHIN or USHandicap?

I have my USGA handicap through my state association, which uses GHIN.  GHIN has recently changed their log-on procedures, you'll need to set up a profile.  Once you've done that, you'll log in using your email and your newly established password.  I'm guessing they made this change to increase the security of your account.  Previously, anyone who knew your GHIN number and your last name could post scores to your record.

Go to https://www.ghin.com/create-profile to get set up.

Edited January 13, 2021 by iacas
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[luisfernandezgolfer]

Thanks

[Zippo]

Along with what DaveP043 indicated I would suggest checking your email if you were a previous GHIN member as they did send out an email with a link to login and set up your password. It may be in your SPAM or JUNK folder.

[TourSpoon]

Did you renew through a FSGA member club?

[luisfernandezgolfer]

Yes I've been using GHIN but I did not get an email, but I'm sure I updated my profile last week when I saw the red banner at the website, but still not working so I sent an email.

Thanks 

1 minute ago, TourSpoon said:

Did you renew through a FSGA member club?

Did I say crap?, no I haven't renew it yet. 

[Ole Duffer]

I haven't played since a year ago, a week before the lockdown, so haven't had any reason to look at GHIN.  But, because a new retiree friend is just starting to play with a regular group, I've been trying to tell him he'll need to establish a handicap, even for picking teams for informal games.

For beaucoup years, I gone to GHIN, entered my number, which I couldn't forget if I tried, then entered my last name.  I went to do that today, so I could show him my last 20 rounds, if it's still there.

But, no, now they want a digital identity, registration, and when I tried to do that, of course it told me to contact my course administrator, saying I'm not active.

So, I can't even use it to see my handicap at a new course if I wanted to, without anteing up the bucks.

I'm somewhat pissed.  That sorta thing makes me just want to say screw it.

I bet I'm not the only one it rubs the wrong way.

YMMV

 

[Zippo]

1 hour ago, Ole Duffer said:

I haven't played since a year ago, a week before the lockdown, so haven't had any reason to look at GHIN.  But, because a new retiree friend is just starting to play with a regular group, I've been trying to tell him he'll need to establish a handicap, even for picking teams for informal games.

For beaucoup years, I gone to GHIN, entered my number, which I couldn't forget if I tried, then entered my last name.  I went to do that today, so I could show him my last 20 rounds, if it's still there.

But, no, now they want a digital identity, registration, and when I tried to do that, of course it told me to contact my course administrator, saying I'm not active.

So, I can't even use it to see my handicap at a new course if I wanted to, without anteing up the bucks.

I'm somewhat pissed.  That sorta thing makes me just want to say screw it.

I bet I'm not the only one it rubs the wrong way.

YMMV

 

If you don't pay for the service you can't use the service. I'm old and forget things but that seems to make sense to me.

[iacas]

2 hours ago, Ole Duffer said:

But, no, now they want a digital identity, registration, and when I tried to do that, of course it told me to contact my course administrator, saying I'm not active.

Yes, they added a password because previously if he knew someone’s GHIN number and their last name you could pretty easily login as them.