Useful golf tools
Add NexGolf rounds to calendar
This simple piece of code allows you to add your latest golf rounds to a calendar. As well as knowing your schedule and sharing it with others you can use the events to set your phone profiles so that you are never disturbed on site.
Works with NexGolf booking app in Finland.
HCP differential calculator
My first real attempt using ChatGPT. This simple form allows you to work out what your differential for your rounds are. Combining your score with the course and slope ratings you can find out how your score will affect your handicap index.
Please note playing conditions are not factored into the calculation.
Latest posts
- 2024 Season SummaryThe 2024 golf year is almost over in Finland. The first snows of the season fell this weekend and while I managed to get out yesterday and have bookings for next weekend still I am resigned to not playing outside in Finland in 2024.
- Awful season but are there signs of lifeThe 2024 golf season has been a bit of a shocker for me. As I await the ladies to tee off for the second day of the #olympicGolf I reflect on a better round in a tumultuous stretch of #badGolf that has led to my handicap, rather embarrassingly, being soft capped.
- A weekend of WTAF!What a weekend of golf this was. Looks like I picked the wrong day to play later in the day and miss 2 unlikely climaxes to tournaments featuring the stars of the #LGPA.
- Greatest Modern Day Golfer? Plus, Jailbirds, Needles, and Wet Socks This WeekendThis amazing golfing weekend climaxed with Xander Schauffele winning his first major championship, the USPGA with a record breaking 21 under par total at Valhalla Golf Club.
- Golf Season Over Before it BeginsAs May Day holiday approaches the grim reality has hit: my golf season may be over before it even begins.
- Golf Simulator Season Over – What did I learnThe close season is over for me and now am waiting for the snow to clear and get back on the #golf course again for real. Here’s a short summary of the sim season.
- LIV Golf 2024 CalendarAdd LIV Golf Tour events to your calendar. A direct link to ics calendar file to view all the events on this tour.
- Clutch Season Start for FleetwoodThe calendar year of the DP World Tour kicked off in dramatic fashion with a final group pairing of Fleetwood Mac, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy, sparring it out over the final 18 holes at Dubai Creek Golf Course.
- My Golf Year 2023 summary