# Round: Started / Finished / Official ### Round Started Indicates a team has started to play a the particular round. **Round Started Object** | Field Name | Type | Description | | ----------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | matchType | string | The type of match in which the event is being played; Strokeplay is the standard response currently | | eventElementType | string |

The type of event

Full list of values include:

| | state | object | The type of status update, in this case always Round Started. | | seqNum | integer | The sequence number of the packet. Always starts at 1, increments in 1 | | groupId | integer | \[optional] The group ID of the player who did the event | | groupNo | integer | The group number of the player who did the event | | teamNo | integer | The team Number of the player who did the event | | players | array | See object docs | | holeNo | integer | The hole No which the event took place | | holeOrder | integer | The hole order of the hole in which the event took place (e.g. if a player starts a round on hole 10, this will be 1) – always starts at 1 and ends on 18 | | courseId | integer | The ID of the course where the event took place | | timestamp | date | The timestamp of the event, in UTC | | timestampReceived | date | The server time of the moment that this packet has been processed | | roundNo | integer | The current round number | \ **Players Object** | Field Name | Type | Description | | ----------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------- | | displayName | string | The display name of the player | | country | string | 3-character ICO country code of the player\* | | isAmateur | boolean | true if the player is an amateur | | lastName | string | the last name of the player | | firstName | string | the first name of the player | | gender | string | gender of the player | | playerId | integer | The unique player ID of that player | \ **Sample Event Packet:** ``` { "courseId": "392", "eventElementType": "RoundStatusUpdate", "groupId": 1211393, "groupNo": 45, "holeNo": 10, "holeOrder": 1, "matchType": "Strokeplay", "players": [ { "country": "FRA", "displayName": "Benjamin Hebert", "firstName": "Benjamin", "gender": "male", "id": 104, "isAmateur": false, "lastName": "Hebert" } ], "roundNo": 1, "seqNum": 1, "state": "RoundStarted", "teamNo": 84, "timestamp": "2025-02-20T12:09:59.000Z", "timestampReceived": "2025-02-20T12:09:59.324Z" } ``` ### Round Finished Indicates a team has finished playing that particular round. NOT the last packet in the Round Details feed, see RoundOfficial below. **Round Finished Object** | Field Name | Type | Description | | ----------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | seqNum | integer | The sequence number of the packet. | | groupID | integer | \[Optional] The group ID of the player who did the event | | groupNo | integer | The group No of the player who did the event | | teamNon | integer | The team number of the player who did the event | | holeNo | integer | The hole in which the event took place | | holeOrder | integer | The hole order of the hole in which the event took place (e.g. if a player starts a round on hole 10, this will be 1) – always starts at 1 and ends on 18 | | courseId | integer | The ID of the course where the event took place | | timestamp | date | The timestamp of the event, in UTC | | timestampReceived | date | The server time of the moment that this packet has been processed | | eventElementType | string |

The type of event

Full list of values include:

| | state | object | The type of status update, in this case always Round Finished. | | roundNo | integer | The current round number | \ **Sample Event Packet:** ``` { "courseId": "392", "eventElementType": "RoundStatusUpdate", "groupId": 1211369, "groupNo": 17, "holeNo": 9, "holeOrder": 18, "roundNo": 1, "seqNum": 92, "state": "RoundFinished", "teamNo": 10, "timestamp": "2025-02-20T09:39:07.000Z", "timestampReceived": "2025-02-20T09:39:07.906Z" } ``` ### Round Official Indicates a team has finished playing that particular round and that the score for that round is now official and will not change – Upon receiving this packet you should disconnect from the web socket for this team’s round – no more data will be sent through after this packet. **Round Finished Object** | Field Name | Type | Description | | ----------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | seqNum | integer | The sequence number of the packet. | | groupID | integer | \[Optional] The group ID of the player who did the event | | groupNo | integer | The group No of the player who did the event | | teamNon | integer | The team number of the player who did the event | | holeNo | integer | The hole in which the event took place | | holeOrder | integer | The hole order of the hole in which the event took place (e.g. if a player starts a round on hole 10, this will be 1) – always starts at 1 and ends on 18 | | courseId | integer | The ID of the course where the event took place | | timestamp | date | The timestamp of the event, in UTC | | timestampReceived | date | The server time of the moment that this packet has been processed | | eventElementType | string |

The type of event

Full list of values include:

| | state | object | The type of status update, in this case always Round Official. | \ **Sample Event Packet:** ``` { "courseId": "392", "eventElementType": "RoundStatusUpdate", "groupId": 1211369, "groupNo": 17, "holeNo": 9, "holeOrder": 18, "roundNo": 1, "seqNum": 93, "state": "RoundOfficial", "teamNo": 10, "timestamp": "2025-02-20T09:39:07.000Z" } ``` ## Doc navigation [← Heartbeats](/golf/round-details-scenarios/heartbeats.md)[Hole: Started / Finished →](/golf/round-details-scenarios/hole-started-finished.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sportradar.com/golf/round-details-scenarios/round-started-finished-official.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.