The daily-fee course in Freeport, Pa., generated 33,000 rounds last year despite lacking a large local audience by offering pre-sell discounted rounds during the winter, a variety of membership offerings, and creative raffle packages. “The key is, you put packages together where the customer can’t lose,” said Manager Travis Lindsay. Birdsfoot Golf Club, a daily-fee…

While online tee time services like GolfNow and TeeOff provide national marketing and exposure, some course owners are con­cerned about los­ing con­trol of their tee sheet and maintaining price integrity among loyal customers who are pay­ing the “rack rate” for their tee times.