This year's South African Open Championship, which started today, is being held at Glendower Golf Club on the outskirts of Johannesburg. GolfSwitch | OpenTee Solutions has currently finished connecting the Glendower GC to the network allowing them to move visitor bookings online and expose their available inventory to a wider audience.
Glendower GC is the first South African golf club to join the GolfSwitch network and is the result of a cooperation we have developed with Jonas Software, predominantly a private golf club solution. GolfSwitch | OpenTee Solutions are providing courses that run on the Jonas Software to avail of the GolfSwitch suite of products and distribution network to create additional value for Jonas Software customers.
Other South African courses that are moving online with GolfSwitch are Erinvale and Pearl Valley while Houghton, Pezula, Arabella and de Zalze have already expressed an interest.
Glendower GC is now live and can be booked through the various GolfSwitch resellers and they will be adding the booking engine to their own website following the conclusion of the South African Open Championship. Link to https://book.golfswitch.com/Course/?custid=GDG to see available inventory.
Glendower GC's 9th green, home of this year's South African Open Championship.
Jo Maes, Managing Director GolfSwitch Solutions: "Last year we did a test and added some South African inventory to our network and within 48 hours we received numerous bookings and request from the network indicating a keen interest in this fantastic golf destination from European customers. We have enjoyed developing our relationship with Jonas Software in that market and have nothing but praise for the people on the ground who truly want to create additional value for their customers. In the next 6 to 12 months we will endeavour to add multiple courses to our network and try create a destination where South African courses can effectively market to a wider audience."
OpenTee recently acquired GolfSwitch, the pioneer in online tee time sales. Using GolfSwitch's interface-technology course operators will have the ability to present their tee time inventory on the new OpenTee platform. This union combines proven effective technology with dynamic far reaching database marketing to put the control back in the hands of the golf course operators.
GolfSwitch has partnerships with over 3,700 golf courses worldwide, generates over 60 million dollars annually in tee time revenue for its clients and integrates with over 60 tee sheet providers worldwide. The combination of GolfSwitch and OpenTee technologies and marketing databases is aimed at making OpenTee the leader in digital tee time marketing solutions for course operators.
OpenTee, an innovative new tee time reservation system that puts the golf course back in charge of its rates and customers, is set to launch in September of 2014 and will be available on both desktop and mobile.
About OpenTee
OpenTee is a digital tee time reservation marketing portal that includes all golf courses and allows a consumer to easily search tee times and book a reservation from the web or any mobile device. To learn more about OpenTee visit www.opentee.com.
About GolfSwitch
Started in 1998, GolfSwitch is recognised as the pioneer in on-line business solutions for golf course operators. As one of the first to provide tee-time booking engines integrated into golf course websites and tee-sheets, GolfSwitch has steadily grown its product portfolio to include course-branded mobile applications as well as the industry's largest network of tee-time distribution channels. The technology leader is also helping course operators maximize tee-sheet revenue with the most advanced yield management system designed to optimize tee-time pricing. Today, thousands of golf courses worldwide rely on the Scottsdale-based company for proven on-line solutions that drive business results. For more information, visit www.golfswitch.com.
Contact GolfSwitch - OpenTee for more information on how to provide your golfers with the latest mobile technology and connect your organisation to a worldwide distribution network.
Image: Glendower GC's 9th green, home of this year's South African Open Championship
