For those who’re searching for a greater technique to prepare your common golf outings with pals, handle your golf society’s schedule at residence and overseas, or discover new {golfing} companions at your property membership or within the native space, then look no additional than Quick9, a useful free app that takes the legwork out of coordinating and organising golf with taking part in companions each new and outdated
Like many individuals through the pandemic, with extra time on their arms, no every day commute and needing a break from limitless Zoom and Groups calls, Rob MacAdam discovered himself drawn again to golf.
Like many 40 somethings, Rob discovered the pressures of labor and household an excessive amount of to justify forking out on an annual membership when he was caught in his conventional work routine. However with out the commute and rigid workplace hours, the opportunity of reconnecting with the sport grew to become a actuality as soon as extra.
Fortunately, Rob managed to affix his native golf membership in Hampshire lengthy earlier than the surge grew to become a stampede, and it wasn’t lengthy earlier than he was taking part in a fast 9 on his personal after a day within the residence workplace. Nonetheless, Rob quickly grew to become a bit disillusioned when it got here to coordinating golf and constructing his social community.
Rob says: “The mechanisms for brand spanking new members to construct social networks, like weekday rollups and competitions, are primarily geared in direction of retirees. As a full-time working guardian, I couldn’t simply take part, making it arduous to seek out current teams or meet like-minded golfers.”
“I managed to seek out my manner into a number of membership WhatsApp teams, however I quickly realised they’re nonetheless fairly siloed and restricted to those that are already within the teams. Additionally, anybody who’s a part of golf WhatsApp teams is aware of that attempting to coordinate group golf can get chaotic. For those who have been to design a golf organisation device, you wouldn’t construct WhatsApp!”
Rob started excited about the methods by which golfers coordinate with one another, and commenced speaking to teams, societies and roll ups to get their views as effectively. While there have been a number of golf match-up apps, Rob realised the larger problem was to facilitate a extra inclusive technique to join, plan and organise video games for several types of golf communities.
“It was clear that coordinating and organising golf was a problem not just for golfers searching for a recreation, but in addition for current teams, whether or not a small assortment of pals, a weekly rollup, a golf society or perhaps a digital neighborhood. I needed to construct a platform to assist golfers and golf teams organise extra successfully”.
And thus, Quick9 was born.
SIMPLE & INTUITIVE
Quick9 is a free App that empowers golf teams and communities, be it membership members, societies or a bunch of pals, to organise their golf occasions in a extra streamlined manner. With Quick9, your group can coordinate video games, observe who’s in and who’s out, and monitor group efficiency in leaderboards and leagues.
Out there to obtain for each iOS and Android, Quick9 affords a easy and intuitive interface, making it simple to navigate, with none of the annoying advertisements or pop-ups that break the consumer expertise for therefore many golf apps.
As soon as registered, there’s just some easy steps to enroll your golf group, society, membership or neighborhood, after which you’ll be able to invite your pals and members, and start organising your golf schedule. Alternatively, you may be a part of an current group.
Discreet notifications maintain everybody within the loop concerning the essential particulars, quite than the irrelevant group chatter you get with WhatsApp.
FLEXIBLE & FUN
For those who’re the administrator of a bunch, you may handle it straight within the app, including or eradicating members, sharing occasion invitations and particulars, and monitoring participation.
For those who’re eligible for a recreation, you may shortly see the date, time and site of the sport, the format of the sport, and who has already signed as much as it, enabling you to make a fast and knowledgeable resolution about whether or not you need to participate or not. You may then add a remark and chat to fellow group members within the lead as much as the day.
For those who’re not capable of finding a recreation that fits your schedule, you may at all times arrange your individual recreation and ship out invites to particular gamers to affix you at a selected time or you can also make it a public occasion which lets everybody know in your community.
As soon as a recreation is over, gamers can add their last scores/factors to Quick9 which creates a leaderboard for that occasion. Scores can be added to a working desk for season-long leagues and multi-round occasions, injecting a aggressive edge to gamify your group’s golf schedule.
The app additionally works on the membership stage as effectively, permitting golf equipment to handle their very own teams. For instance, golf equipment can create teams for all members or simply those that lately joined, the place members can put up and discover video games.
So, ditch the chaos of golf coordination in WhatsApp teams and be a part of the Quick9 revolution. Your {golfing} life is about to get a complete lot extra organised and enjoyable!
QUICK9 TESTIMONIALS
“Quick9 has actually enhanced the North Hants neighborhood and has been positively acquired by our members. It has made it simpler for brand spanking new and returning gamers to kind connections and friendships – which might solely be a great factor for golfers and golf golf equipment. It’s additionally improved the organisation of current teams and rollups, bringing a refreshing different to the same old WhatsApp method. It’s precisely what the trade has wanted.”
Rob Climas, Basic Supervisor of North Hants Golf Membership
“Quick9 is a good app that lets you prepare and handle rounds of golf, be it with your pals, fellow members or simply people looking for a spherical of golf with others. No extra scrolling by means of limitless chat messages to work out who’s taking part in and when, as a substitute I can see my particular person rounds in a diary in addition to message simply these I’m taking part in with on a selected day. My {golfing} good friend group has grown by means of the usage of this app and I’ve managed to play extra by becoming a member of rounds the place others have arrange public rounds.”
Iain Parker, member at North Hants Golf Membership
“We lately made the swap from WhatsApp to Quick9 for organising our society’s league and month-to-month outings. From an admin standpoint it has been a very nice swap for me. We often maintain our outings to a most of 24 gamers and with Quick9 I now not have to maintain a rely on who is offered or not within the WhatsApp group. Now we have a broad vary of ages within the group, from 28-75, and the clear and easy design of the app signifies that everybody is ready to navigate it simply. The function which is hottest among the many group’s members is the addition of the league desk with present standings which has undoubtedly boosted the aggressive spirit of our members!”
David Dempsey, Wex Pats Golf Society, Wexford, Eire
The Quick9 app might be downloaded without spending a dime from Google Play, Apple App Retailer or wherever you get your apps, or you may scan the QR code under.
For extra particulars on Quick9, go to https://quick9.app
