The future of golf clubs ??

[Spuddy]

We use BRS but tee times on a (non balloted comp) Saturday morning are done on a first come first serve at the pro shop on the day. This works pretty well with everyone given a chance for a time despite there being 3 swindles that go out between 8 and 10. My group of about 16-20 aim for 9am-9.24 but if someone has got in early and booked a time within that block then they will be invited to take the 9am slot if they wish which usually suits them well. I dont think we've had many problems despite being a busy club.

 

[kozmos]

(Quote SAPCOR1) "However if the membership vote against it by majority then I think that is fair. Surely the membership would be asked and advised before any such changes were made? "

I think this is why there is a resistance gathering against the idea, normally any major changes within the club are discussed at the AGMs etc and members are given the chance to vote.. this new system was decided by the committee only, and the members were told what was going to happen..

 

[kozmos]

With a turn up and play policy player B gets a look in :thup:

Let's talk real world here......

I've been a member of 2 private clubs that don't use start sheets, I can't remember ever having to wait longer than 30 minutes to tee off, even on a Saturday morning. What happens is people soon realise the busy and quiet times and plan their golf accordingly.

30 minutes wait gives time for a chip and a putt, so is not a problem for the majority I'm guessing..

 

[SAPCOR1]

J

(Quote SAPCOR1) "However if the membership vote against it by majority then I think that is fair. Surely the membership would be asked and advised before any such changes were made? "

I think this is why there is a resistance gathering against the idea, normally any major changes within the club are discussed at the AGMs etc and members are given the chance to vote.. this new system was decided by the committee only, and the members were told what was going to happen..

That's a pity and I can understand why there has been a resistance to it. The committee should have taken time to outline their plans and put forward the benefits, not the features, of an on-line booking system.

 

[kozmos]

J

That's a pity and I can understand why there has been a resistance to it. The committee should have taken time to outline their plans and put forward the benefits, not the features, of an on-line booking system.

I think they realise they went about it in the wrong way now, but with some of the ideas that have been discussed in this thread, IMO if done properly.. this system could/can work at our club given the right approach..
Custom (on-line booking system) fitting is required here me thinks

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

A booking system can only be a good thing really, most clubs seem to have one these days. We can book 21 days in advance and during the winter months when the days are short you do have to be quick if you want an early tee time. In the summer it no big deal, plenty of time to go around.

I cant see it being any different anywhere at this time of year, i'd rather be on the ball with the booking system then have to turn up extra early just to get the time i want.

So why do you need a booking system then?

 

[guest100718]

So why do you need a booking system then?

Er... well no point having it for half a year now is there Sherlock, the point being that you don't need to be quite as quick off the mark to book a tee time in the summer months.

Lots of clubs have a booking system. It seem to me that it just one more thing along with long socks that stuffy private clubs feel separate them from everyone else.

 

[Wildrover]

I'm currently a member at a club with no booking system having been at one a few years ago that operated a BRS type system. Quite frankly I hated the booking system with a passion, no last minute "fancy a few holes" type rounds, if you weren't sat at your laptop the moment the weekend times became free then forget it. I loved the course but could never get on it.
Compare that to now, I can arrive on a Saturday morning, once all our 4 ball has arrived we book in, have a coffee, quick chip & putt then straight out. In the 10 or so years I have been a member I have never failed to get out and never had to wait more than half an hour. We have fiddle type roll ups on sat/sun mornings like any club, they welcome anyone but they don't have tee sewn up, they do the same thing we do.
I would welcome BRS as much as I would Nigel Farage as the next PM, so no MarkGS, I don't agree that BRS suits everyone and that does not make me a dinosaur. We have 850 members of all ages and the vast majority want to stay exactly as we are thank you. If you want to book your round three weeks in advance then be my guest but don't force it on us.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Er... well no point having it for half a year now is there Sherlock, the point being that you don't need to be quite as quick off the mark to book a tee time in the summer months.

Lots of clubs have a booking system. It seem to me that it just one more thing along with long socks that stuffy private clubs feel separate them from everyone else.

OK...so why just use it for the few Saturdays in winter when the course is particularly busy?

I'm currently a member at a club with no booking system having been at one a few years ago that operated a BRS type system. Quite frankly I hated the booking system with a passion, no last minute "fancy a few holes" type rounds, if you weren't sat at your laptop the moment the weekend times became free then forget it. I loved the course but could never get on it.
Compare that to now, I can arrive on a Saturday morning, once all our 4 ball has arrived we book in, have a coffee, quick chip & putt then straight out. In the 10 or so years I have been a member I have never failed to get out and never had to wait more than half an hour. We have fiddle type roll ups on sat/sun mornings like any club, they welcome anyone but they don't have tee sewn up, they do the same thing we do.
I would welcome BRS as much as I would Nigel Farage as the next PM, so no MarkGS, I don't agree that BRS suits everyone and that does not make me a dinosaur. We have 850 members of all ages and the vast majority want to stay exactly as we are thank you. If you want to book your round three weeks in advance then be my guest but don't force it on us.

Buy this man a pint!! :thup:

 

[guest100718]

OK...so why just use it for the few Saturdays in winter when the course is particularly busy?


Its a paid for service run by BRS, I doubt they do "a few Saturdays in winter" option. But I and other are happy with a booking system, as are you without one so its all good really.

 

[Wildrover]

Buy this man a pint!! :thup:[/QUOTE]

Thanks, lager please:cheers:

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Its a paid for service run by BRS, I doubt they do "a few Saturdays in winter" option. But I and other are happy with a booking system, as are you without one so its all good really.

Once you have bought the software it is customisable to each club's individual requirements. You can set it up to make whatever times you want bookable or not.

I just don't understand why you would want it when you say there isn't a problem with tee times at your club. Out of interest, is your club private or proprietary?

 

[richart]

Can't stand booking systems. I don't plan my golf weeks in advance, and want to be able to decide at short notice if I want a game. Play in the roll up, arrange a game with mates, or just turn up knowing I will be able to get a game with other members. Longest I have ever waited for a game is half an hour, and that has been once in six years. As a member I expect to be able to play at a time that suits me, preferably in the morning, and not try and get a game and find the first tee time available is mid afternoon.

 

[guest100718]

Once you have bought the software it is customisable to each club's individual requirements. You can set it up to make whatever times you want bookable or not.

I just don't understand why you would want it when you say there isn't a problem with tee times at your club. Out of interest, is your club private or proprietary?

BRS is a company that runs an online booking sytem, I assume its all online, no customer download.

http://www.brsgolf.com/googlemapire.0.html thats a lot of users -- and that's just BRS. plenty will have their own, from Excel to other online systems

Our club is owned by an individual.

I only said there is less pressure to book in the summer, I don't mind teeing off between 7:15 to 8:15. In the winter the first tee time is 8:04, so its a bit of a scramble.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Again BRS will suit some courses but not all of them

Our course works perfectly well without a booking system

 

[markgs]

Again BRS will suit some courses but not all of them

Our course works perfectly well without a booking system

But would work even better with one

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Again BRS will suit some courses but not all of them

Our course works perfectly well without a booking system

But would work even better with one

Which bit of perfectly well don't you understand?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

But would work even better with one

No it wouldn't

 

[Deleted member 1147]

No it wouldn't

Oh yes it would!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Oh yes it would!

How can you say that? Phil has already said his club doesn't have any problems.