hi gvs
i'm having problems with my program so i'm not that far yet to give any code but i can help you with an idea (it's how i do that type of stuff with other programming languages)
use a SQL query to get all records with the round you want to calculate together. something like "select * from round where round.golfername ='golfername goes here'". then the number of rounds played by that player will be the count of the recordset.
or alternitively you can use a loop that loops for as long as there are records (ie until end of file). within this loop you can check if the golfername field is equal to the golfer who's rounds you are interested in, and count them. basically: while there are records in the table, if golfername is 'bob' then add 1 to my counter variable, move to the next record...
hope i understood you right (and the assignment). if i did, hope it helps...
jo