Registration opens automatically
For a normal scheduled tournament, ClubForge opens member registration seven days before the tournament start. The member calendar and signup experience follow the tournament's effective lifecycle state.
How registration closes
For Director-Assigned Positions, set the tournament's Registration Close Date during setup or editing. ClubForge uses that date and time to determine when normal registration closes. For Player-Selected Positions, the standard lifecycle closes registration 48 hours before the scheduled tournament start.
What becomes locked after registration opens
The registration method cannot be changed after the event has opened for registration. For player-selected signup sheets, the hole/position layout is also protected once player registration has begun. Other settings become progressively protected as assignments and scoring are established.
After registration closes
Director-assigned tournaments move into assignment preparation. In Tournament Administration → Assignments, choose or confirm the assignment mode, finalize the shotgun or tee-time layout, generate player assignments, make any needed manual adjustments, and finalize assignments before proceeding to later workflow stages.
When the event is still before play and scoring have begun, Tournament Administration can expose Add Player After Registration Close as a director exception. ClubForge records the reason rather than reopening ordinary member registration.