Golf Course Management Software

Lightspeed’s golf management software is a cloud-based system designed to help manage every aspect of a golf course business with a set of fully integrated tools: the pro shop golf POS, tee sheet and in-store and online payments as well as food and beverage services, online booking, reporting and analytics, website, accounting, employee management and more.

The key benefit of golf course management software is that all of these separate components are managed via one platform. This allows for simplicity, consistency, efficiency and seamless data flows across a golf course facility.

Lightspeed’s golf management software is designed to be used by anyone who oversees or performs various day-to-day operations at a golf course facility: golf course operators, general managers, golf directors, head professionals, kitchen managers, as well as their staff.

Courses that sign onto use Lightspeed Golf's course management software will have access to built-in tools and integrations designed to simplify operations, maximize revenue, reach more golfers, and improve your customer experience:

- Sell and manage tee times and a dynamic pricing
- Take payments both in the pro shop and online
- Seamlessly manage player and member databases
- Access integrations to the Lightspeed Retail and Restaurant POS software
- Offer a complete omnichannel solution including: ecommerce stores, custom websites and mobile apps and an online booking widget
- Built-in sales and marketing tools to connect to directly with your desired audience
- A deep set of reporting and business intelligence tools across the Golf, Retail and Restaurant commerce platform
- A complete set of inventory management tools

Lightspeed's golf management system gives golf operators access to a range of powerful tools to simplify their operations, maximize revenue, reach more golfers and provide an exceptional customer experience both at the course and online.

1. Simplify and streamline operations

Golf courses are complex facilities with a number of different procedures taking place online, in pro shops, restaurants, snack bars, clubhouses, back offices, starter’s huts and more. Given this complexity, the use of legacy systems and fragmented technology can often create headaches for staff and customers alike.

This is where Lightspeed's golf management software comes in. Adopting our modern, cloud-based, versatile software presents a number of advantages.

2. Finding strategies to help maximize revenue

Running a golf course effectively is one challenge, but driving revenue and maximizing the return on every round played is another that requires different strategies. Given golf's growing popularity, leveraging technology to drive revenue at the course and online is crucial. This is where the tools built in to our golf management software come are so useful:

- Dynamic pricing
- 24/7 online booking
- Booking promos, add-ons and extras
- Taking the pro shop online with ecommerce
- Order ahead F&B via mobile device

These tools can help golf course operators open new revenue streams, capitalize on demand and maximize revenue per customer.

3. Reach more golfers online

At a time when more golfers are turning to the internet to discover new courses, consume content, shop golf and book rounds, it's vital for golf courses to be online in a productive way. The opportunity to connect with golfers now extends far beyond their time at the course. This is why it’s so important to maintain a solid online presence and develop a sound digital marketing plan. Our golf management software makes this possible with powerful tools and integrations:

- Email and SMS marketing
- Social media
- Website optimization
- Online tee time marketplaces

Using these tools effectively can help you drive more awareness and more bookings.

4. Provide an exceptional customer experience

Once you have successfully attracted golfers to your course, the next challenge is getting them to become loyal customers who will play your course again and again. Outside of great course conditions, the use of technology is becoming more and more important in creating a great golfer experience from the moment they book their tee time to the moment they finish their round.

- Easy, flexible online booking
- The ability to pay online
- Booking add-ons
- Simple self check-in
- Order ahead food and beverage

Used together with the help of our golf course management software, these features combine to create an experience that feels modern, easy, efficient, and personalized.

Golf courses of all types will find value in Lightspeed Golf. That said, our golf software is ideal for high-volume public and semi-private golf courses with complex operations that are focused on driving revenue and delivering an excellent customer experience. It's an excellent fit for:

- Multi-course operations
- Courses that host corporate events and tournaments
- Courses looking for tech-based solutions
- Courses looking to improve their online presence
- Courses looking to streamline operations

And due to the highly flexible, integrative power of our golf management software, Lightspeed Golf is also an ideal fit for golf courses that are affiliated with other businesses and organizations:

- Hotels and resorts
- Municipalities
- State, provincial and national parks
- Universities and colleges

Our highly trained account managers, support teams, and sales representatives will work to understand your facility's unique needs and provide tailored solutions.

Lightspeed's golf management software integrates with everything from CRM, accounting and payroll software to property management (PMS) systems, booking software, customer loyalty software, member management tools and much more. Here are just a few examples:

- Golf Canada
- GolfNow
- LoyalAction
- Supreme Golf
- PitchCRM
- Mailchimp
- Mews

Visit our integrations page for more information on what's possible.