The release of Lightspeed Scheduling comes at an opportune time for North American courses. With the surging demand for off-course golf activities in recent years, approximately 70% of Lightspeed Golf customers currently have booking needs that extend beyond the golf course. With its specific focus on off-course booking, Lightspeed Scheduling makes it far easier for courses to offer additional services, market them online, manage reservations and create a seamless experience for staff and customers.
"We are incredibly excited about the official release of Lightspeed Scheduling and for the opportunities it creates for the courses we work with," said
The surging demand for off-course golf
Thanks to venues like Topgolf and the growing commercialization and accessibility of simulator technology, off-course golf is altering the way millions of people enjoy the game. This growing popularity is a welcome trend, as it creates both new avenues to the game and new ways to enjoy golf beyond traditional 9- or 18-hole rounds. From the addition of simulator bays and dedicated putting courses to enhanced driving range experiences and beyond, it presents golf facilities with new opportunities to scale their operations and add new services that customers will love.
According to a report by the
Lightspeed Scheduling makes booking off-course services faster, simpler and smarter
Thousands of golf facilities across
An advanced, fully-integrated scheduling tool: Instead of time-consuming, disorganized, error-ridden workarounds, Lightspeed Scheduling is native to Lightspeed’s existing golf course management platform and provides a high degree of flexibility and customization.
Easy for staff and management: Golf course operators need simple, automated tools to keep up with the demands of peak season bookings. Lightspeed Scheduling makes it simple to create and manage all of their service calendars, view any schedule at a glance, take bookings, and communicate with customers whether they’re at the pro shop counter or not.
Easy for customers: Customers should be able to book the services they want whenever, wherever. From 24/7 online booking and payment to automated email notifications, Lightspeed Scheduling keeps the booking process simple across all service calendars.
Reporting and analytics: Golf facilities must be able to monitor the ongoing impact of their additional services on their bottom line. Lightspeed Scheduling leverages Lightspeed’s Business Intelligence tools to generate easy-to-read reports on payment, customer and booking data.
Lightspeed Scheduling is currently available to Lightspeed Golf customers in a private beta.
Dive into the features of Lightspeed Scheduling on our website. Lightspeed’s team will also be onsite at the 2024 PGA Show from
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Lightspeed announces Lightspeed Scheduling for Golf
Lightspeed launches new scheduling solution to Enable Golf Courses to Manage and Grow Off-Course Services
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