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Attendee card payments

Set up Stripe without pretending you own a business.

Stripe uses business language for every person or organization that accepts card payments. You can still set up payments as yourself for a golf event. This guide explains what to choose and why Stripe asks for each detail.

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Why Stripe asks

Card payments require a verified recipient.

Stripe must know who receives the money, where payouts go, and who is responsible for refunds or disputes. It also uses this information to prevent fraud and follow banking, card, identity, and tax-reporting rules.

This does not mean you need to create a company. When you choose Individual, you tell Stripe that you are collecting the event payments as yourself.

Automatic card payments

Attendees pay from the event page instead of leaving the app.

Automatic payment status

Outing Golf marks the attendee paid only after Stripe confirms it.

Money goes to you

Stripe sends the remaining funds to your chosen payout account.

Private details stay with Stripe

Outing Golf never collects your SSN, bank number, or identity documents.

The short version

Four steps from setup to payouts.

Stripe can change the order or ask follow-up questions based on your answers. These are the main decisions you should expect.

  1. 01

    Tell Stripe who you are

    Choose Individual if you are collecting as yourself, then enter your own accurate legal and contact details.

  2. 02

    Describe the event payments

    Choose the closest honest recreation or event category. Outing Golf already supplies the website and payment description.

  3. 03

    Add your payout account

    Connect a bank account or eligible debit card that you control and want Stripe to use for deposits.

  4. 04

    Review and submit

    Check every answer, read Stripe’s agreements, and submit the setup. Outing Golf will show when payments and payouts are ready.

Field-by-field help

What a personal organizer should choose.

Always answer truthfully. If your event is being run by a real company, nonprofit, or other legal entity, use that entity’s information instead of the Individual guidance below.

Type of business

Choose Individual.

Use this when you are organizing the event as yourself and do not have a company or LLC for the event. If a real legal entity is collecting the money, choose that entity’s actual type instead.

Legal name and personal details

Enter your own legal information.

Use the name, birthday, home address, phone number, and other identity details that match your records. Do not invent a company name or use Outing Golf’s legal information.

Industry

Choose Miscellaneous recreation services if it is available.

If Stripe uses different wording, choose the closest honest recreation or event-services option. Do not choose Golf Courses—Public unless you actually operate the golf course.

Business or product description

Use the Outing Golf description if Stripe shows it.

Outing Golf sends Stripe a description for collecting shared recreational golf-event costs. If Stripe asks you to write one, use plain wording such as “Collecting shared costs for a recreational golf event.”

Business website

Keep the prefilled Outing Golf payment-profile URL.

The page explains who receives the payment, what it covers, and how support and refunds work. It is public so Stripe can review it, but it is not listed in search results and does not show your email, bank, tax, or Stripe account details.

Customer-facing name

Use your own name or the organizer/business name you entered.

Outing Golf prefills your Outing Golf display name instead of its own name or website. You are the organizer receiving the attendee payment; Outing Golf provides the software.

Customer support email and phone

Use contact information you check and can share with attendees.

Attendees may use these details for payment, refund, or event questions. Stripe treats support contact details as customer-facing information.

Customer support address

Use a real mailing address where support mail can reach you.

Stripe defines this as a public support address. If you do not have a business address, use an accurate home address or PO Box only if you are comfortable making it customer-facing. Never use a false address.

Tax information

Provide the personal tax ID Stripe requests.

For an Individual account, Stripe may request part or all of your Social Security number. This identifies the payment recipient; it does not decide whether your event produces taxable income. Keep event-cost records and ask a tax professional about your own situation.

Payout details

Choose an account you control and want to receive deposits.

Stripe may let you connect a bank account or an eligible debit card. Check the account number carefully before you continue. Outing Golf never receives or stores these details.

Statement descriptor

Use a short version of your own name or organizer/business name.

It should identify you as the payment recipient and match the name or business information you gave Stripe. Do not leave it as OUTINGGOLF.COM. Follow Stripe’s on-screen length and character rules.

Stripe agreements

Read and accept them as yourself.

Stripe is opening a payment account for you, so you must review the terms and confirm that the information is accurate. Outing Golf cannot accept those terms for you.

The prefilled website

Outing Golf gives Stripe a real organizer payment profile.

The unique page tells Stripe and attendees that you receive the event payment, Stripe processes it, and Outing Golf adds no attendee-payment fee. It also explains support, refunds, disputes, and payment security.

The page is public so Stripe can review it. It is marked noindex, nofollow, is not listed in Outing Golf navigation, and never shows your private payment details.

Website fieldoutinggolf.com/payment-profile/your-organizer-codeKeep this prefilled value

After you submit

Wait for “Stripe is ready.”

Stripe returns you to Outing Golf after setup. Card payments are available only when Stripe confirms both charges and payouts are enabled. If Stripe needs more information later, Account settings will show the next action.

Review the Stripe status in Account settings.
Use the embedded tools to review payments, payouts, refunds, and disputes.
Keep your contact and payout details current.
Contact Stripe Support for verification or payout questions only Stripe can resolve.

Official Stripe resources

Read Stripe’s own guidance for more detail.

Stripe can change its questions, rules, and pricing. These links explain the official requirements behind this guide.

How setup works

Payments, fees, and responsibility

Information Stripe may request

Support and legal terms