golf business
Whoosh! There it IS!
Many successful partnerships felt like they were meant to be from the onset. That was certainly the case when Landscapes Golf Management chose Whoosh, Inc. to power its private clubs. Landscapes operates more than 42
70 golf courses, country clubs and resorts across 25 states. With that many properties, they needed a reliable platform that could simplify daily operations, improve staff efficiency, and deliver a seamless experience to its members. In Whoosh they found exactly the provider they needed. Whoosh is a leading provider of modern operations software for golf, racquet and hospitality facilities. They specialize in using technology to streamline operations and enhance the guest experience. Whoosh’s cloud-based, tablet-centric solution empowers public and private facilities with easy-touse booking and operations tools, covering a wide range of activities such as golf, racquets, simulators, lessons, fitness, and more. Whoosh’s modern software actually saves 20+ hours a week in staff time to help run a more efficient, guest-focused operation. The fortuitous bond that brought Whoosh and Landscapes together was another innovative tech company called Lightspeed. Landscapes used Lightspeed, a unified omnichannel platform, as their vendor for all club reservations, POS, and member management. So when Whoosh
decided this past June to partner with Lightspeed after conducting a full evaluation of the POS market, all the pieces fell into place. The result for Landscapes’ clubs is a fully connected ecosystem for tee times, pointof-sale, payments and other functions required for highperformance and profitability. “Great software should be invisible to members and indispensable to staff,” said Colin Read, Whoosh CEO and CoFounder. “Landscapes’ decision to use Whoosh across its platform affirms our vision for modern club operations and sets a new standard for how multi-course operators streamline and elevate the member experience.” Four of Landscapes clubs, Lost Rail Golf Club and Hillcrest Country Club in Nebraska, Lake Barrington Shores Golf Club in Illinois, and Dakota Dunes Country Club in South Dakota, served as early adopters by electing to roll out the Whoosh platform at their facilities before the partnership was even formalized. Now, with the partnership announced publicly, Whoosh and Landscapes will work together to introduce Whoosh to the other private clubs in their portfolio. Golf Central • Volume 26, Issue 9