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Nothing I disagree with in the above! HandicapMaster works fine if that's all that's required - it seems the sort of minimalist or 'backyard' application that 1 guy wrote for his society in the early PC days to learn how to develop PC applications, as opposed to creating a business. That's how much of the 'new technology', that the PCs allowed, happened. Some, Microsoft being an obvious example. It could also have been the result of converting an equivalent app originally developed by a guy using his employer's, or university's mainframe (even out of necessity), as they have been the source of quite an amount of software - and standards - too. Club Systems, and BRS, took the 'create a business' route.
Your experience with Club systems and HDID pretty much matches mine, especially as the club had no internet at the time! FWIW, it wasn't all that bad. But it did need some knowledge of PCs and IT, which was rare in those days, and a sizeable amount of (at least my) time!
But, apart from providing an opportunity to reminisce, it doesn't answer to OP's question of whether Club V1 or BRS is better! Basically, that can only be answered by the club, using their specific criteria! Things such as how integrated the system is - and how much of that is wanted - can only be answered by the club If doing a proper job, they'd survey other clubs to get their opinion and or experience. The one essential is to have a reliable, user-friendly, front-end! There's nothing more frustrating than standing waiting or trying to get the system to co-operate, when all that's wanted is to get the golfer onto the course, the result posted or the order supplied!
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