Tee Booking System

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Our club started using BRS just before we joined so we haven't known anything else. It was a plus point for us though.
 
My club has a booking system and it works fine (from my point of view). I wouldn't join or play at a club where I couldn't book a tee time. With all the other things going on with work and a family life I want to know that if I want to play at 9-30am on Tuesday I can drop the kids off at school, get to the course, tee off at a certain time, have a drink after the round and get home in time to pick the kids up again after school. I don't want to turn up and find that I've got an hour wait before I can tee off and then I have to rush to get home or make other arrangements.

I can understand some people that have time to wait liking the other system but it's not for me and I would move to a different club if I couldn't book my tee times.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
If a single turns up as the swindle is starting then we always let them go out before us but it's very rare that a single does turn up.
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A single shouldn't really be taking up a tee slot at a peak time like a Saturday morning anyway, much better for them to integrate into a group. Who wants to be out on their own on a course packed with 4balls?

But that is a completely separate discussion.
 
Old Skier said:
My biggest worry with online bookings for comps is that you may get the same groups playing together all the time which IMHO has a detrimental effect on clubs with some members never meeting and playing with other members and the more obviouse acquisitions getting banded about.

Do clubs have systems in place to stop this.
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For most of our single strokeplay comps the booking system opens a week before and everyone can select a time range that suits them. You usually end up playing with more or less the same folk as the same people like the same time every week but anyone can put their name down and its first come first served.
 
To state the obvious, the success or failure of having an on-line booking system (or not) depends a lot on the size of the membership and when the members want to play.
Too many people wanting to play at the same time = big queues and hanging around. On-line booking won't solve the shortage of tee times but will stop people turning up and then having to wait for ages to tee off.

IMHO there are valid arguments for and against.

On-line booking - You know what time you'll be playing and who with so can organise your day around it. Not great for very short notice games.

No tee booking - Encourages mixing of members as players are less likely to play the same group and roll-ups are much easier to organise. Doesn't suit a large membership.

My club has online booking 7 days a week up until 4 hours before sunset. Suits me fine as I prefer to play with different people every week and so if I miss the booking opening I can just watch for drop-outs and put my name in to suit, I can't think of an occasion when I've not been able to get a game around my preferred time.
The on-line booking has been the death knell for weekend roll-ups, however, (weekday ones are still held, mainly by the seniors who have certain slots block booked) which is a shame as they're one of the best forms of social golf. A few are still held but they tend to be by a couple of small groups where the number is set, and they manage to block book a few tee times, so it's not a true roll-up.
 
Old Skier said:
My biggest worry with online bookings for comps is that you may get the same groups playing together all the time which IMHO has a detrimental effect on clubs with some members never meeting and playing with other members and the more obviouse acquisitions getting banded about.

Do clubs have systems in place to stop this.
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There is one 3ball at my previous club that does this EVERY week. They book the 4th slot out as 'guest' but everyone knows they are a 3ball.

So selfish!
 
Old Skier said:
My biggest worry with online bookings for comps is that you may get the same groups playing together all the time which IMHO has a detrimental effect on clubs with some members never meeting and playing with other members and the more obviouse acquisitions getting banded about.

Do clubs have systems in place to stop this.
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You can have it set to do a draw to ensure this doesn't happen
 
Crow said:
To state the obvious, the success or failure of having an on-line booking system (or not) depends a lot on the size of the membership and when the members want to play.
Too many people wanting to play at the same time = big queues and hanging around. On-line booking won't solve the shortage of tee times but will stop people turning up and then having to wait for ages to tee off.

IMHO there are valid arguments for and against.

On-line booking - You know what time you'll be playing and who with so can organise your day around it. Not great for very short notice games.

No tee booking - Encourages mixing of members as players are less likely to play the same group and roll-ups are much easier to organise. Doesn't suit a large membership.

My club has online booking 7 days a week up until 4 hours before sunset. Suits me fine as I prefer to play with different people every week and so if I miss the booking opening I can just watch for drop-outs and put my name in to suit, I can't think of an occasion when I've not been able to get a game around my preferred time.
The on-line booking has been the death knell for weekend roll-ups, however, (weekday ones are still held, mainly by the seniors who have certain slots block booked) which is a shame as they're one of the best forms of social golf. A few are still held but they tend to be by a couple of small groups where the number is set, and they manage to block book a few tee times, so it's not a true roll-up.
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Our winter sweep has around 45 in it and that's a true roll up, there a few other sweeps too that work well using the BRS system so understand your thought but as Bluewolf said its about adapting to what you have and making it work
 
Val said:
Our winter sweep has around 45 in it and that's a true roll up, there a few other sweeps too that work well using the BRS system so understand your thought but as Bluewolf said its about adapting to what you have and making it work
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How is that arranged? Are a set number of tee times reserved for the roll-up?
 
We currently have a sign up sheet for comps. We are looking to move to an online system next year.
It has changed from a straight sign up sheet that went up at 6 o clock on a Thursday 10 days in advance of a comp. Unless you could get to the club you we lucky to get a decent time. You (allegedly) were only allowed to put your own name down, but this was rarely adhered to. Recently the time slots have been divided into 3 sections and they are pinned up on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the different time slots rotating between the 3 days. Awkward hey! Will look forward to the online booking system for comps!

For all other none competitions there are no tee reservations and you just turn up. You are allowed to start on either the 1st, 10th or 13th hole.... You rarely have to wait...
 
Old Skier said:
Slightly confused now. If it does a draw, how do you guarantee what time you play. Honest Q as never used the system. What stops 1 person putting 4 names down and continually going for the 0900hrs slot every comp.
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I mentioned it earlier, you book a time slot that covers 3 or 4 tee times and then there is a draw. 1 person can only book themself on comp day
 
Crow said:
How is that arranged? Are a set number of tee times reserved for the roll-up?
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Pretty much, everyone knows that from 10-11 on a Saturday through the winter the sweep is on, if you don't want to play in it you should look at another time, it's not a clique and is very inclusive and great craic too
 
Val said:
Pretty much, everyone knows that from 10-11 on a Saturday through the winter the sweep is on, if you don't want to play in it you should look at another time, it's not a clique and is very inclusive and great craic too
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Wha happens if someone books a tee time during 10-11 ?
 
Val said:
Nothing, it's their perogative but no one does because the sweep is on.
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Members get to know quite quickly how the system works. Just like at my Club without TBS. If it didn't work there would be plenty of complaints as some of our members are quite vocal.:whistle:

I think that Clubs need to be very careful in change that upsets existing members. Easy for members to leave, and much more difficult to replace them in the current economic climate.
 
richart said:
Members get to know quite quickly how the system works. Just like at my Club without TBS. If it didn't work there would be plenty of complaints as some of our members are quite vocal.:whistle:

I think that Clubs need to be very careful in change that upsets existing members. Easy for members to leave, and much more difficult to replace them in the current economic climate.
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Very true and trying not to sound ageist, the only vocal members at our club were the older clientele who were terrified of the change, they soon warmed to it after the trial period.
 
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