If you're a club administrator reading this, chances are your software frustrates you at least once a week. Maybe it's the tee sheet that looks like it was designed during the Howard years. Maybe it's the "integrated" system that requires you to re-enter data three times across three modules. Maybe it's the vendor who takes 72 hours to answer a support ticket during your busiest period.
You're not alone. The golf club management software market is worth north of $400 million globally and growing at roughly 11% per year — yet the industry's biggest pain point isn't a lack of options. It's that most platforms were built for the way clubs operated a decade ago, not the way they operate now.
The good news? The landscape is shifting fast. Cloud-native systems are replacing legacy on-premise software. AI-powered tools are moving from novelty to necessity. And a wave of newer entrants is forcing established vendors to either innovate or watch their customer bases erode.
This guide is our honest attempt to map the terrain. Every platform has genuine strengths. Every platform has real limitations. We'll cover both.
The state of play in 2026
Before diving into individual platforms, it's worth understanding the forces reshaping this market.
The most significant shift is the move from monolithic all-in-one systems toward modular, best-of-breed technology stacks. The idea that one vendor can do everything perfectly is giving way to a more realistic approach: find the right combination of specialised tools that integrate well together. This mirrors what happened in hospitality, restaurant, and events technology years ago.
Dynamic pricing — automatically adjusting tee time rates based on demand, weather, day-part, and booking patterns — has crossed the mainstream adoption threshold. AI is being embedded into everything from phone booking systems to pace-of-play management. And the SaaS subscription model, with month-to-month contracts and automatic updates, is rapidly becoming the expectation rather than the exception.
Against that backdrop, here's where the major platforms stand.
The established players
Lightspeed Golf
What it is: A North American-focused, cloud-based platform built atop publicly traded Lightspeed Commerce (TSX/NYSE: LSPD). Formerly Chronogolf before being acquired in 2019.
Where it's strong: Lightspeed's core advantage is that it was born as a commerce platform, not a golf platform — and in 2026, that's a genuine differentiator. Its POS capabilities are natively unified with the tee sheet, restaurant operations, and payment processing. If your club runs a busy F&B operation alongside golf, that single-database architecture eliminates the data re-entry and reconciliation headaches that plague multi-vendor setups. Its built-in dynamic pricing engine is another standout — it adjusts tee time rates automatically without requiring a third-party integration. QR code on-course ordering (scan from the cart, food routed to the kitchen) is well-executed and increasingly expected by younger golfers.
Market data tells a clear story: Lightspeed added customers at approximately 7% in the first four months of 2025 — the fastest growth rate among major providers — and won the most head-to-head competitive switches from rival platforms.
Where it falls short: The platform strongly favours its own payment processor; using a third party can limit your reporting capabilities. Advanced features carry a learning curve. Support response times have been a recurring complaint during peak season. Tournament management can be clunky with large shotgun-start formats. And at roughly $325/month as a starting point (plus 2.6% + $0.10 processing), it's not the cheapest option on the market.
Best for: Public and semi-private courses, resorts, and multi-course operators in North America who prioritise unified POS and F&B integration.
foreUP
What it is: Founded in 2011 as the industry's first cloud-based tee sheet, now owned by Clubessential Holdings (backed by Battery Ventures). Claims 2,300+ course installations.
Where it's strong: foreUP deserves credit as a genuine pioneer — it brought cloud-based golf management to market before most competitors were thinking about it. The platform is modular (you pick and pay only for what you need), and its entry point of roughly $120/month makes it the most affordable major option. The branded mobile app and managed marketing services add value beyond core tee sheet operations. Big-name clients like Torrey Pines and Bethpage lend credibility.
Where it falls short: foreUP is facing headwinds. Industry tracking data shows it lost at least 68 net courses in the first four months of 2025, with departing operators frequently citing reliability concerns and difficulty reaching responsive support. The platform lacks native dynamic pricing — you'll need to integrate a third-party provider like Priswing or RevTechPlus. The F&B module has historically been a weak spot; one departing operator noted it couldn't adequately handle food and beverage events. Being acquired by a private equity-backed holding company has, fairly or unfairly, raised questions among some operators about long-term product investment priorities.
Best for: Smaller public and semi-private courses on a tight budget that need solid tee sheet fundamentals without a heavy F&B requirement.
BRS Golf
What it is: The dominant tee sheet and booking platform across the UK and Ireland, owned by GolfNow (NBC Sports Next / NBCUniversal) since 2013. Serves 3,500+ clubs across 14 countries with 670,000+ registered members.
Where it's strong: If you're running a member club in the UK or Ireland, BRS is likely already on your radar — or already in your pro shop. Its marketplace distribution via GolfNow is the platform's killer feature: visitor green fee revenue generated through the marketplace reached £13 million for partner courses. The Golf Genius integration handles competition management with World Handicap System support. Support is responsive — BRS reports a 92% NPS score and claims 95% of calls answered within 30 seconds.
Where it falls short: The trade-time model is the elephant in the room. Most clubs receive the core tee sheet free in exchange for surrendering one tee time per day as a "Hot Deal" on GolfNow's marketplace, with GolfNow keeping the full revenue. You can pay approximately £1,000–£2,000 annually to avoid this arrangement, but many clubs don't realise the full cost of those "free" barter times until they do the maths — one club estimated roughly £12,000 in foregone annual revenue. The mobile app has been plagued by persistent complaints: frequent crashes (particularly following updates), inability to support multiple club logins simultaneously, and booking conflicts. The additional £399 + VAT annual fee for the iPad Tee Sheet App strikes some clubs as excessive for what should be a core feature.
Best for: UK and Ireland member clubs that want strong marketplace distribution for visitor revenue and are comfortable with the trade-time economics.
miClub
What it is: Perth-based platform that has served Australian golf since 2000. Commands more than half of Australia's approximately 1,500 golf clubs (over 750 installations). Acquired by Atlanta-based Northstar Technologies in 2021.
Where it's strong: In Australia and New Zealand, miClub's competition management capabilities are unmatched. The system is Tier 3 accredited, supporting 60+ competition types purpose-built for Australian and New Zealand golf rules — including multi-round events, eclectics, and everything else your comp secretary throws at it. It's an accredited LSP Provider for Golf Australia's CONNECT platform (which replaced GOLF Link in late 2025) and DotGolf in New Zealand. MiScore offers GPS distances, live leaderboards, and pace-of-play tracking approved by the R&A and Golf Australia. The modular pricing model means clubs pay only for what they actually use.
Where it falls short: The interface shows its age. Club administrators regularly describe the UX as dated, with dense navigation and a steep learning curve for new staff. There's no native POS — you're relying on third-party integrations with SwiftPOS or SENPOS. The Golf Australia CONNECT migration in late 2025 caused genuine disruption for miClub clients, with some clubs unable to run handicapped competitions for up to two weeks during the transition. Pricing is entirely quote-based, which makes comparison shopping difficult. And the Northstar acquisition has left some clubs uncertain about the platform's development roadmap — questions that have lingered for a few years now without clear answers.
Best for: Australian and New Zealand clubs of all sizes that prioritise competition management and handicapping integration above all else.
Jonas Club Software
What it is: Part of Constellation Software's Jonas Software division. Has served private clubs for over 30 years across 2,300+ clubs in 20+ countries.
Where it's strong: Jonas offers possibly the deepest accounting and F&B management of any platform in the market. Full-cycle accounts payable and receivable, fixed asset depreciation, interim financial statements, comprehensive dining operations — if your club treasurer needs it, Jonas probably has it. For large private clubs with complex departmental structures (golf, dining, fitness, aquatics, tennis), the breadth of coverage is difficult to match.
Where it falls short: That depth comes at the cost of usability. Users consistently describe a significant learning curve and an interface that feels like it belongs to a different era. A modernisation programme is underway — beta testing a refreshed UI — but the platform remains fundamentally a legacy system transitioning to cloud hosting, not a cloud-native product built from the ground up. The lack of a public API limits integration flexibility with modern third-party tools. And the modular, per-licence pricing can escalate quickly depending on club size and module requirements.
Best for: Large private clubs, country clubs, and multi-amenity facilities that need enterprise-grade accounting and are willing to accept a steeper learning curve to get it.
Club Caddie
What it is: Founded around 2015 by golf course owner Jason Pearsall. Acquired by Jonas Software in 2020. Built entirely on Microsoft Azure as a cloud-native all-in-one platform.
Where it's strong: Club Caddie is Jonas's answer to its own legacy problem — a genuinely modern, cloud-native platform purpose-built for the public and semi-private market. Tee sheet, POS, F&B, membership, events, marketing, and accounting all live in a single database. User ratings are exceptionally high (4.8/5 on Capterra). At roughly $249–$299/month, it's positioned as an affordable modern alternative. Monthly feature releases show responsive development, and the "Software for Life Promise" backed by Constellation Software's financial stability addresses the very real concern operators have about vendor longevity.
Where it falls short: The restaurant module, while rapidly improving (a new iOS tableside service app launched in early 2025), is still maturing compared to the platform's tee sheet and POS strengths. Some users report occasional loading speed issues. Niche functionality gaps — like punch card support — persist in places. And while it's gaining market share quickly, it's still building the kind of reference base that makes conservative boards comfortable.
Best for: Public and semi-private courses wanting an affordable, modern, cloud-native all-in-one platform without the legacy baggage.
The specialist layer: Noteefy
It's important to clarify what Noteefy is and isn't. It is not a club management platform. It's a demand and revenue management overlay that sits atop your existing tee sheet software.
The concept is straightforward: when a golfer inputs their desired course, date, and time range, Noteefy monitors the tee sheet around the clock and sends instant notifications when matching slots open up through cancellations. The course keeps 100% of the booking revenue.
Now serving 800–900+ courses (including 80 of the Top 200 U.S. resorts), Noteefy has produced some striking ROI numbers — Chambers Bay reported over $500,000 in recovered revenue across six months. High-demand courses report 40%+ reductions in pro shop call volume, which alone may justify the subscription for busy operations.
The inherent limitation is that Noteefy primarily benefits courses that are regularly at or near capacity. If your tee sheet has plenty of open slots on a Tuesday afternoon, a waitlist system isn't going to transform your revenue picture. It's a powerful tool with a specific sweet spot.
Newer players to watch
Beyond the established vendors, several companies are approaching golf technology from fresh angles that address gaps the incumbents have been slow to fill.
Whoosh is building cloud-native, tablet-first operations software specifically for private clubs — the segment most dominated by ageing legacy systems. Already deployed at 100+ private clubs in the U.S. and selected as preferred tee sheet provider by Landscapes Golf Management across 70+ properties, its partnership-driven approach (integrating with Lightspeed, Golf Genius, Priswing, and others) reflects the modular best-of-breed model gaining traction across the industry.
Priswing powers AI-driven dynamic pricing across 400+ courses in 8 countries, processing over $300 million in tee time revenue annually. Unlike simpler yield management tools that react to current occupancy, Priswing's machine learning models anticipate demand using weather, booking behaviour, and historical patterns — a meaningful distinction that translates to reported average revenue increases of 15% for clients.
CourseRev.ai tackles a surprisingly persistent problem: phone bookings. Despite the digital age, a huge proportion of tee time bookings still happen over the phone. CourseRev's AI voice concierge answers calls, books tee times in natural language, 24/7, in multiple languages — directly addressing the staffing crisis that plagues most golf operations.
Currents is taking a notably different approach to the Australian and international market. Rather than trying to replace every system at once, the Melbourne-based company is building modular, club-admin-first technology that slots alongside existing infrastructure. Their Passport module — already live at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, ranked #6 globally — streamlines international visitor bookings and payments while giving clubs full control over their tee sheet access, pricing, and verification. The model is built around aligned incentives: clubs keep 100% of their revenue while a small service fee is passed to the golfer, not the club. It's early days, but the approach of partnering with clubs rather than competing against them for margin is a refreshing philosophical departure from how most golf technology companies operate. Worth keeping on your radar as they expand across Australian premium clubs and into the UK/Ireland market.
Tagmarshal has tracked 95+ million rounds across 900+ course partnerships, using on-course data to power AI-driven pace-of-play management and interactive cart screen F&B ordering. If slow play and on-course revenue capture are pain points for your operation, it's a specialist worth investigating.
What to actually ask in your next vendor meeting
The most common reasons clubs switch technology in 2025–2026 are painfully consistent: data silos, unreliable uptime, unresponsive support, hidden costs, poor mobile experiences, and interfaces that frustrate staff and members alike. If any of those sound familiar, you're in good company.
When you're sitting across from a vendor, the questions that separate a productive evaluation from a wasted afternoon go well beyond the feature checklist. Here's what we'd ask:
On stability: "What's your uptime SLA, and do you publish a public status page?" If they hesitate on this one, that tells you something.
On payments: "Can I choose my own payment processor, or am I locked into yours?" Vendor-mandated payment processing is increasingly common, and the fees compound quickly at scale.
On growth trajectory: "What's your net client growth — not total installations, new additions minus departures — over the last 12 months?" A vendor adding 50 courses while losing 70 is in decline regardless of the headline number they put on a slide.
On migration: "Walk me through data migration specifically. What formats do you accept, what's the realistic timeline, and can we run parallel systems during the transition?" This is where optimistic sales timelines tend to meet messy operational reality.
On references: "Give me three references from clubs genuinely similar to mine — same type, same size, same region." A resort's experience tells a municipal course almost nothing useful.
On the contract: "What's the minimum term, and what does the exit clause look like?" Month-to-month contracts aren't just a pricing preference — they're an accountability mechanism. Vendors earning your business every month tend to return calls faster than those who've locked you in for three years.
The bigger picture
Three trends will define golf technology through 2026 and beyond.
First, AI is becoming table stakes. Dynamic pricing engines, AI phone concierges, predictive demand tools, automated member communications — these capabilities are moving from "interesting innovation" to "expected baseline" remarkably quickly. Platforms that aren't integrating AI meaningfully will lose ground to those that are.
Second, the generational shift in club management is accelerating. As Gen X and Millennial general managers replace retiring Boomers, the tolerance for clunky, outdated software is evaporating. These managers grew up on intuitive consumer technology, and they expect their professional tools to meet the same standard. Vendors that can't deliver modern UX will struggle to win new accounts.
Third, the subscription model has definitively won. Month-to-month contracts, automatic updates, cloud-native architecture — these are becoming the expectation. Legacy systems built on annual licences and on-premise servers are losing market share to platforms that ship monthly updates and require zero local hardware. The power is shifting back to operators, and that's a good thing.
Choosing well
There is no single best golf club management software platform — full stop. The right choice depends on your club type, your geographic market, your budget, your appetite for managing integrations versus wanting everything under one roof, and the specific operational pain points that are costing you the most time, money, and member satisfaction today.
The clubs that make the best technology decisions tend to share a few traits: they're honest about what's actually broken in their current setup (rather than just chasing shiny features), they prioritise ruthlessly between must-haves and nice-to-haves, they do thorough due diligence on vendor stability and direction, and they set realistic expectations about the disruption any migration involves.
The market has never offered more capable, more affordable, or more flexible options than it does right now. The clubs that thrive will be those that treat their technology stack as a strategic asset — and that aren't afraid to make a change when their current system no longer serves them.