Independent reviews for course operators

Pick your course software with confidence

Operator reviews, side-by-side comparisons and switching guides for tee sheets, booking engines, POS, apps and more. Free to read.

Switching tee sheets?

The 12-point switch checklist

What to settle before you sign, so the move doesn't cost you a season of bookings.

01Who owns your customer and booking data
02How long the export takes, and in what format
03What happens to gift cards, memberships and prepaid rounds
See the full checklist

What brings you here?

The podcast

Tech Caddie, a golf tech podcast

Conversations with the operators, association leaders and vendors behind golf course technology. What's working, what's hype, and what to ask before you sign.

New · Course RAI

What are golfers really saying about your course?

RAI (Review Advocacy Index) is the share of your 5-star Google reviews minus the share of 1 to 3-star reviews over the last 12 months. It runs from -100 to +100. Get a free one-page RAI Snapshot for your course.

Example · Druid's Glen GC

+30.3

Nearby courses range from +24.4 to +87.3

Your free score shows where you rank against up to six nearby courses.

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Written by operators

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