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Golf Course Management Software

Take your facility further with Lightspeed Golf.

The complete solution for any golf facility. Tee sheet, POS, marketing, automation, reporting and more—Lightspeed helps you simplify, scale and deliver amazing golf experiences.

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Your favorite golf management software is backed by Lightspeed’s innovation, scale and tech, trusted by ~165K+* businesses worldwide.

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Lightspeed works with over 2,000 of the world's best golf courses *

$90.7B

Lightspeed’s customers processed $90.7 billion in GTV through Lightspeed’s platform in fiscal 2024 **

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Our experts have been guiding entrepreneurs for over 15 years

Run your entire golf course from one unified platform.

Create a seamless experience for staff and customers with software built for the pro shop, restaurant, back office, beverage cart and beyond.

Cloud-based tee sheet

Manage players, courses and play types with a user-friendly tee sheet purpose-built for your operational needs.

Golf retail POS

Sell seamlessly in-store and online with fully-integrated payments, inventory, accounting and reporting.

Food and beverage POS

Serve better on the course, at the bar and in the dining room with F&B software built for golf courses.

Trusted by the industry's best.

The golf industry is evolving. Lead the way with Lightspeed.

Attract more golfers, scale your operations, harness data and automation and ace every customer interaction—now and into the future.

Online booking for any service

Tee times, lessons, simulators and more.

  • Add a booking widget to your site
  • Sell bookings for any off-course service
  • Reduce no-shows with pre-payment
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Market and sell with confidence

Use built-in tools and expert services.

  • Access hands-on marketing support
  • Reach the right customers online
  • Unlock revenue with dynamic pricing
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Smarter data for smarter decisions

Get the right read on your facility.

  • Access hundreds of custom reports
  • Get a holistic view of your business
  • Gain invaluable customer insights
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Lead the field with tools that give your course an edge.

Reserve With Google

Make booking frictionless and send golfers straight from Google to your booking page.

Timesaving AI features

From an AI booking concierge to page builders, let AI work for you so you can focus on golfers.

Custom website and app

Delight golfers and speed up check-in with in-app booking, payments and dashboards.

Waitlist technology

Fill your tee sheet and reduce no-shows with tech that instantly notifies golfers of cancelations.

Run a world-class multi-course portfolio.

We take a white-glove approach with multi-course operators from day one.

  • Get a complete view of your portfolio with powerful reporting and analytics
  • Automate tasks and manage inventory, sales and memberships across channels and locations
  • Build custom workflows and integrations to your specific needs
  • Deliver consistent, standout experiences with scalable, customer-facing tools

Expand what's possible with our open API and integrations.

We've got the essentials covered, but our open API and partner ecosystem let you do even more with Lightspeed.

  • Build custom integrations and workflows to save time, money and solve problems
  • Integrate with leading marketing, loyalty and tournament management software
  • Connect to best-in-class accounting and property management systems
  • Delight customers with staff training, pace of play and tee time wait list apps

Golf course payment processing made quick and easy.

Take, process and analyze any payment, anywhere, anytime with a unified POS and payments solution.

  • On the course, in the clubhouse and online—manage all your transactions from one system
  • Speed up checkout and bookkeeping with automated amounts and integrated accounting
  • Streamline reporting in your POS with batch reports and settlements
  • Save with simple pricing, no hidden fees and custom rates

Tailored solutions for all course types.

Purpose-built for public and semi-private courses, Lightspeed’s platform adapts to meet the needs of any golf facility.

Support, every step of the way.

From onboarding and staff training to helping you scale, our industry experts support you at every stage.

  • Trusted account managers and product specialists
  • Count on fast, reliable, 24/7 support
  • Get your staff up to speed with 1:1 onboarding
  • Chat with support straight from the tee sheet

The only golf course management software you'll ever need.

Lightspeed can help you simplify operations, reach more golfers and drive revenue.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a golf 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

How can I improve my golf course with Lightspeed Golf?

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.

What type of golf courses can use Lightspeed Golf?

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.

What does Lightspeed Golf system integrate with?

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.