If you use it the first thing after the new day starts, your daily bonus counts. Also, if you use it while playing in a tournament round, that counts for more also: 190 XP point for 9 holes, and 400 XP points for 18 holes,in stroke play tournament play.
I always try to use a free pass just after the new day starts, at 5 P.M. PDT, and play an 18 hole tournament. I did that yesterday, and I earned about 1380 points for me and for my CC, with the maximum of 880 XP points for more than 8 consecutive day played. Try that. It should help.
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