By Billy
Condon
One of the
critical issues the game of golf is facing right now is growth. With the
potential for rounds to take upwards of five to six hours, as well as the
intimidation and uneasiness beginner golfers may face when trying to learn the
game, golfers are spending less time at the course.
One solution
to get new golfers engaged and to get existing players on the course more is through golf
leagues.
Golf leagues
are great for growing the game because they can be made up of golfers of all
ages and abilities and can range from social weekday evening 9-hole leagues to
ultra-competitive 18-hole leagues. Whether they’re played over 9 or 18 holes, Match Play or Stableford, leagues can be found at public courses, private
country clubs, and gated communities around the world.
However, golf
leagues face their own challenges; primarily, the amount of time a league
manager or golf professional needs to dedicate to organizing the weekly draws, emailing and posting notices and calculating results, standings, payouts and
more.
That’s where GolfLeagueGenius.com
comes into play. GolfLeagueGenius minimizes the time it takes to complete these
tasks with its automated pairings, robust tournament library, and other
innovative web-based features.
Brenda
Gagnier, the manager for the Kingsville Ladies 18 Hole league in Windsor,
Ontario, has seen increased efficiency with GolfLeagueGenius. “Before
GolfLeagueGenius, it took me two and a half hours to set up our league each
week. I now only spend 15 to 20 minutes” says Gagnier.
Kingsville is
one of the hundreds of amateur and professional leagues across North America
that is using the software created by Golf Genius Software, to run their
leagues and provide a first-class tournament atmosphere to their golfers.
Amateur golf leagues aren’t the only groups reaping the benefits.
GolfLeagueGenius.com was named the official scoring software of the PGA of
Canada and has also been in use by First Tee chapters across the United States
as well as the Golf Association of Philadelphia for the pilot year of the GAP
League Play initiative.
GolfLeagueGenius
features the broadest library of tournament formats in the industry. Leagues
can play numerous tournaments within a single event as well as tournaments over
multiple rounds. The pairings feature is designed to pair by custom parameters
and season-long scheduling can be completed instantly.
PGA
apprentice and assistant professional Lawrence Moses runs multiples golf
leagues in the Baltimore area, and was looking for a product that would enable
him the opportunity to grow and enhance his leagues. “GolfLeagueGenius allowed
me the confidence to attempt the difficult formats of play. I added a new
league [this season] that uses USGA handicaps, plays four different courses
from four different tees, runs three different weekly games, and tracks ringers
for each course played. I wouldn’t have been able to do this without
GolfLeagueGenius.”
In addition,
each league receives a custom website to display tee sheets, photos, message
boards and more. Real-time scores can be entered using the free
GolfLeagueGenius app for iPhone and Android, as well as via high-speed data
entry on the GolfLeagueGenius web site and live scoring can be enjoyed on the
TV display for on-site viewing, or the real-time leaderboard for personal
viewing on PCs, iPads, iPhones and Androids.
“GolfLeagueGenius
was a HUGE success at our event! It was a real game-changer to have a live
leaderboard keeping track of the action. One guy had six birdies and it was
awesome to know there was a guy sprinting out ahead that we needed to catch,”
says League Manager Colin Callahan of the Front Range Golf Club that plays in
Denver.
Golf leagues
help grow the game through the game’s core values: fun and camaraderie...and
also provide the opportunity to raise an occasional pint with friends!
For more information, visit www.GolfLeagueGenius.com.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GolfGeniusLLC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfGeniusSoftware
BIO: Billy Condon is the Director of Marketing for Golf Genius Software. Prior to joining GolfTripGenius.com, Condon was Associate Editor of The Met Golfer magazine and communications administrator at the Metropolitan Golf Association, one of the nation's largest regional golf associations.
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