(1) The overall Stats section and the main menu have been streamlined where most of the stats now reside under Main Stats.
(2) The chosen seasons will be highlighted and displayed in the main table.
(3) The Quick Filters and Search field will filter the Stats in real time meaning the page will not refresh (thanks to the beauty of JavaScript and HTML 5).
At anytime, you can use the Reset/Show All link to return the Stats back to its default view (all records will be shown).
(4) Hover over a player's name and the player's Season Snapshot will appear in a popup window.
There is a small spinning circle just before the window appears (not shown in the image above) which means that it is querying the database for the player's information.
The links within the window will take you to the desired tournaments.
The window will disappear when the mouse moves away from the window.
iPad users will have to click on the player's name to "activate" the popup window and click on the window's black, upper right X to close the window.
(5) Clicking on the orange headers will sort the column and highlight the column indicating that is the column being sorted.
Clicking multiple times on the orange headers will toggle the sorting between ascending and descending.
(6) You can navigate to specific pages by using the paging buttons at the bottom right.
(7) Hovering over the blue question mark will bring up a small reminder tip.
This tip also appears when you first enter the Main Stats and will disappear automatically after 10 seconds.
(8) Click on the Tips & More Information bar to expand more helpful information.
Problems?
If you do not see any of these interactive features in your browser then it means one of two things:
1) You have JavaScript disabled in your browser. This is not very likely since it takes a few steps to disable JavaScript.
2) You are using an old browser and should upgrade to the latest version. Not only should you upgrade to keep up with the latest internet technologies but also for overall security during your internet use. You should also be sure to regularly check that Adobe Flash is up to date.
What does the number in "Total Records Found" mean that appears at the top of the player's list of names?
This is how many players are in this database that have played in at least one event since the 2012 season.
The total number of players in the entire database will be shown when you click on the menu item to Show All names.
As of the last tournament recorded into the Players Statistics, [stats-playercount] players have played in one or more events this season which is different than the graphic above since the number will grow as the season progresses.
When the filtering options are used, the number of records found during the filtering will change depending on the range chosen.
In the above image, 30 players were found when the I-L filtering was chosen.
We don't have many tournaments where the payouts go beyond fifth place but for purposes of simplicity, prize money that does not fit into the 1st thru 5th places are classified as "Other".
Examples:
– Match Play – players receiving money in the money rounds (Rounds 1, 2, 3 or 4). Exceptions are the Champion who is placed 1st and the Runner Up who is placed 2nd. All others are placed into "Other".
– Turkey Shoot – any player receiving a payout except for the winner who is placed into 1st place.
– Some team winnings such as the team winnings in Santa Ball.
The Santa Ball tournament has two competitions: individual and team. It is possible that a player can cash in both events.
In the example shown in the above image, this player did cash twice. This is from a player's Season Summary showing that they cashed in both competitions. The first number is the individual rank and winnings, the second number is the team rank and winnings.
This image shows the same player's Tournament Summary for the Santa Ball tournament showing how they cashed in both the individual and team competitions.
Some players who cashed during the season may have a "n/a" for their Gilliam Points Rank. To add to the confusion, the affected player does appear in the official Gilliam Points list but according to their Season Summary, their status is "n/a".
This is because the Gilliam Points data is stored in a different database and for some players, their names between the two databases may have slight variations in their first names (Pat and Patrick, Jim and James, William and Bill, etc) or their last names may be spelled differently. Most of the variations are accounted for automatically but in the end, some are difficult to match together and will be corrected as time goes on.
The Gilliam Points Rank shown in a player's Season Summary is informational only. You should always consult the official Gilliam Points for the official standings.
The graphs shown on a player's Season Summary are provided to give a better visual representation of how the player is doing during the season.
Note that the legend on the left and bottom axis' change automatically depending on the numbers being shown for the particular player.
Hover over the bars for popup info.
There doesn't seem to be any issues with speed or browser compatibility so for now the graphs will stay.
There are certain Team and Points events (eg, NCGA 4-Man, NCGA 2-Man, 2-Man Alternate, Stableford, etc) that are not used to compute statistics such as hole and scoring averages. Only individual events that have a fully postable 18-hole score are used.