pmm711: Nico stated in one thread you must finish the round to get the “goal” stars.
Nico was wrong.
Played a tournament round the other day. I made birdie on first two holes and the Goals & Achievements popped up saying to go there to collect my award. I did not finish the round; however, I still received the stars for two birdies in a tournament round.
That was not the first time I was able to "collect" without finishing. On the daily goal of playing 2 holes in a ranked/scored round, as well as those that award for two holes in CTTH, etc, I play only the number of holes needed and exit game, and still am able to collect the stars.