Lake Toxaway to be featured on Golf America @CMAA @greystoneinn

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Lake Toxaway Country Club, a ClubSoft user,  in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina will be featured on Golf America Television Show May 7 – 14.  Lake Toxaway uses the full suite of ClubSoft products including our accounting system and online member community.

The Club is located about an hour southwest of Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The club features a fun and challenging Kris Spence design and offers incredible views of the surrounding mountain ranges and Lake Toxaway, the largest privately held lake in North Carolina. The property is also home to The Greystone Inn. Originally built as the summer home for local business man Carl Moltz, the inn opened for business in 1985 and became the first country inn to receive AAA’s Four-Diamond Award.

Golf America can be seen in 80 key television markets around the country on SportSouth, SunSports, Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports-Arizona, Fox Sports-Ohio, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Midco Sports Network, Lesea Broadcasting and on local television stations. The program is also available on-line at http://www.tvgolfshow.com.

Don’t miss the special feature on this outstanding club.

ClubSoft is proud to be a sponsor of the 2013 NCA conference in Boca @natlclubassn @cmaa

Posted by mholler in ClubSoft

ClubSoft is proud to be a sponsor of the 2013 NCA conference.  Be sure to check out the roundtable discussion on trends affecting the future of clubs.  We will also be offering a free communications strategy review — look for your free ticket in the welcome bag!

We look forward to seeing you in sunny Boca Raton!!

Mediterra Approves 8.9M Club Renovation @clubmediterra @Club_and_Resort #CMAA

Posted by mholler in ClubSoft

ClubSoft user Mediterra announced that their membership voted in 93% favor to approve an 8.9 million dollar clubhouse renovation.  The $8.9 million price tag includes $3.2 million in replacement work and $5.7 million in new features to improve member enjoyment of the 12-year-old facility and to attract new members and homebuyers.

Mediterra uses the full suite of ClubSoft products including our online member community and online tee time system.

To read more about this project click here.

Congratulations to Michael Chase @CMAA @Club_and_Resort

Posted by mholler in ClubSoft

The ClubSoft Team would like to congratulate Michael Chase on his recognition as a rising star as part of the 2012 Excellence in Club Management Awards .  As clubhouse manager of the Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, Michael has proven to be a true visionary in the club industry.  We congratulate you on this well deserved award.

http://www.clubandresortbusiness.com/2013/04/16/thrill-of-the-chase/

McConnell Golf to Merge Cardinal G&CC with Sedgefield CC

Posted by mholler in ClubSoft

ClubSoft partner McConnell Golf announced Tuesday that it plans to merge its two Greensboro clubs, Cardinal Golf & Country Club with Sedgefield Country Club.  This merger makes for a unique pairing offering the only private club in the United States to have both a Donald Ross and Pete Dye Course.

ClubSoft is McConnell Golf’s technology partner.  With ClubSoft’s club management software, McConnell Golf members can make online reservations, online tee times and communicate with members across the family of eight clubs using the ClubSoft social media platform.

To read more about the merger of Cardinal and Sedgefield, click here.

Shifting the cost of card acceptance to the consumer @payplastiq @CMAA @payments_source

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“The private club industry for a long time has wanted to take credit cards,” Ray McDonald, ClubSoft CEO stated. “But ticket items are fairly large … and clubs can’t pay the fee associated with those credit card transactions.”

Many merchants still don’t take credit or debit cards, usually because of the cost. Two-year-old Plastiq aims to help these holdouts by shifting the cost of card acceptance to the consumer. click here to read more

ClubSoft Partner Plastiq raises 6 Million in Funding @payplastiq @CMAA

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Plastiq who has recently partnered with ClubSoft in the private club industry to allow clubs to accept major credit cards for initiation fees, monthly member expenses, banquets, and more at not cost to the club, announced today that it has raised 6 million in funding.  Plastiq had previously raised $2.3 million from Atlas and Flybridge in April, bringing its total raise to date to $8.35 million in outside funding.

ClubSoft is excited to bring this opportunity through Plastiq to the private club industry. It is something that the industry has been demanding for years and is now available through Plastiq and ClubSoft.  To learn more about this opportunity please contact our solutions team at learn@clubsoftnorthamerica.com or 800.487.1612.

Click here to read the full Tech Crunch article on Plastiq

McConnell Golf introduces Footprints on the Green #givingback @mcconnellgolf

Posted by mholler in ClubSoft

ClubSoft is proud to be partnered with private club owner McConnell Golf.  Recently, McConnell Golf has launched an initiative to give back to it’s community with a program called Footprints on the Green.  Lauren Barry, McConnell Golf Events & Marketing Director, stated, ”We are well aware of the challenges our society and environment face daily,” said Lauren Barry, Marketing and Events Director of McConnell Golf. “We will align ourselves with a variety of organizations to hear their stories and spread their message through our support.”

To read more about Footprints on the Green click here.