Caribe Royale Orlando Digital Guest Experience provides elevated services and offers exclusive in-app perks. Through the app, guests can begin the check-in process prior to their arrival, communicate directly with the front desk via chat within the app, and access the shuttle schedule for visits to the Disney World parks. In 2021, the resort completed…
Clubs Introduce Power Tee to Driving Range
Driving range and golf course owners are seeing increased revenues from Power Tee hitting bays versus traditional grass or mat bays because Power Tee users hit more balls per practice session and spend more time at Power Tee stations. In turn, food-and-beverage and retail sales increase at these facilities.
Fountain Life Partners with Global Wellness Institute for the Wellness Moonshot
Fountain Life, whose mission is to change healthcare from reactive to preventive, will be the exclusive 2023 sponsor of GWI’s Wellness Moonshot campaign to create a world free of preventable disease. The GWI will work closely with Fountain Life’s executive team to create programs that can meaningfully impact behavior change worldwide.
Reeves GC Opens Toptracer Range
The Toptracer Range technology is available in 10 covered bays plus an additional bay specifically designed for professional lessons and club fittings at Reeves’ Driving Range in Cincinnati, Ohio. “The ‘high-tech, golf-meets-entertainment’ venue is advanced enough to support game improvement efforts for most skilled golfers, while simultaneously offering fun community-based games families, friends, new and…
Outfitting Your Golf Performance Center
If your club has made the decision to dedicate space to building a golf performance center, now is the time to determine the budget, members’ needs and what equipment and technology will fill those needs. Here are some key steps any plan should follow: • Begin with a budget. We all dream of what a…
Why Every Club Should Build a Performance Center
Adding a dedicated space for golf performance should be on every club’s to-do list, says Matt Kilgariff, Director of Player Development for The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.). “Your investment will lead to benefits throughout the club, from F&B to the pro shop—your members will spend more time and money,” he says.
Golf Performance Centers Take Clubs to the Next Level
Advancements in equipment are often credited (blamed) for the massive distance increases we’re seeing on the PGA Tour, but Keke Lyles, Director of Fitness and Recreation at The Bridges Rancho Santa Fe, says there’s more to the story. “Country clubs and resorts have the unique ability to provide a massive resource to the everyday golfer as…
Desert Mountain Club Members Enjoy ‘Happy Trails’
A new Interactive Trail Guide at Desert Mountain Club provides hikers and bikers with state-of-the-art data on everything from suggested routes to the best spots for viewing a sunset.
Desert Mountain Club Introduces New Technology for Hiking Enthusiasts
The Scottsdale, Ariz., property has unveiled the Interactive Trail Guide, which allows hikers to customize a trail map and share it to their mobile device. The club is home to a 15-mile private trail system on seven separate segments. Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.—home to a 15-mile private trail system on seven separate trail…
Tennis Pushes Technology Limits
The inaugural ‘Tennis Tech Fair’ gave industry leaders and facility owners and managers a taste of the latest products helping to boost the sport.
Weathering the Storms
By David Hutton, Contributing Editor When storm clouds bear down on a golf course or resort, time is of the essence to ensure that guests and staff are safe. Horns and strobes strategically located across a course used to be the only warning device for lightning and other issues. Today, courses can gain precious time…
Smooth Sale-ing
Are you maximizing the abilities of your point-of-sale system? By Heather Gooch, Contributing Editor Today’s point-of-sale (POS) systems can do much more than punch in and cash out orders. But while many clubs and resorts have made substantial investments in POS technology to try to maximize efficiencies and enhance service, too many still make poor…
Social Studies
Online platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can enhance your marketing cache.
A Good App-roach at Deerfield
A Delaware course seeks to make all the right connections.
Signs of the Times at Cherokee Town & CC
Cherokee Town & Country Club implemented comprehensive digital signage throughout the Town Club to keep members updated on all club happenings.