AugustWest82772: Wondering if this counts as a ranked round--if it affects your scoring average?
Look in your scoring history. If they don't appear there, they certainly aren't!
Only 9 or 18 holes strokeplay may be ranked rounds. The "rules" in the news leave it unclear what the challenge is about but "matches" are mentioned.
In the app I read "3x 3 holes" for qualification.
3 holes strokeplay ain't ranked, and I suspect that it be H2H matches(?). Thus, most probably, it's not ranked or average-relevant.