Golf Club Software Ireland: What Clubs Actually Pay in 2026

Quick Answer

Irish clubs come across four pricing models: software paid for with a tee time a day, per-member pricing, enterprise contracts quoted on request, and a flat monthly fee. The simplest to plan for is a flat monthly fee: not per member, no tee-time deal, and no add-ons.

If you're a golf club secretary or manager in Ireland shopping for management software, you'll quickly find that pricing is hard to pin down. Some providers don't publish prices at all, and some take payment in tee times rather than euro. Here's a plain-English guide to the models you'll meet.

The four pricing models

1. Software in exchange for tee times

The software has no direct charge. Instead, the club hands over one tee time a day for the provider to sell. At typical Irish green fees, that's worth €11,000–€20,000 a year (here's the maths). It never appears on your accounts as a software cost, which is exactly why it's easy to underestimate.

2. Per-member pricing

Some providers charge per active member per month, often €1–€3 per member. For a club with 400 members, that's €400–€1,200 a month. As your membership grows, so does your software bill.

3. Enterprise contracts, quoted on request

Some platforms don't publish prices. You fill in a form, speak to a salesperson and get a quote, often for a multi-year contract with modules priced separately. It makes comparing options very difficult.

4. A flat monthly fee

The simplest model: one fixed monthly fee, whatever your member count. rungolf.club uses this model: one flat monthly fee, not per member, with no tee-time deal and no add-ons for anything you see today.

What should be included

Whatever the model, a standard club setup should cover:

A live tee sheet, with online booking for members and visitors
Competition management, from entries to the leaderboard
A mobile app for members
Cashless payments, with the money paid to the club
Winter competition handicaps
Setup, migration and training

Questions to ask before signing up

Is any of the price paid in tee times? If so, what are they worth to us each year?
Is pricing per member, or a flat fee?
Are some features charged as add-ons or separate modules?
Are there setup fees, or charges for training new staff?
How long is the contract, and can we leave?
Who moves our data across, and how long until we're live?
Who answers when something goes wrong on competition day?

See how rungolf.club answers each of these →