# Golf Course POS for Chicago Public & Private Golf Clubs A purpose-built POS system for Chicago golf courses to manage tee time bookings, memberships, green fees, cart rentals, pro shop sales, and food & beverage operations from one platform. Manage tee times, memberships, and pro shop sales with one powerful golf POS. ## Problems We Solve - **Carts and Hire Clubs That Go Out and Do Not Come Back** — A cart goes out with a four-ball, hire clubs leave the shop, range balls walk off — and nothing ties them to the round or the player. At day's end you cannot say what is still out on the course, and the losses on expensive kit add up over a season. - **A Gap on the Tee Sheet Is Money You Never Get Back** — A tee time that goes out empty is revenue gone forever — you cannot sell yesterday's 9am again. When walk-ins, phone bookings, and member play are juggled on a paper tee sheet, slots get double-booked or sit empty, and the course's most perishable asset quietly leaks money every day. ## How EliteTeQ Solves It - Manage the tee sheet live with walk-ins, bookings, and member play on one view, so every slot is filled and never double-booked. *You stop leaking revenue on empty and clashing tee times and get the most out of your most perishable asset.* - Set green fees by member, guest, time slot, and day type so the right price is applied automatically at check-in. *The queue moves fast, members are charged correctly, and you stop under- or over-charging at the first tee.* ## How It Works 1. **Set Up Tee Times & Memberships** — Configure tee schedules, pricing rules, and member privileges. 2. **Play, Rent & Spend** — Process green fees, rentals, retail, and food & beverage sales. 3. **Track, Optimize & Grow** — Use insights to improve utilization and overall revenue. ## Features - **Membership Management** — Manage annual, seasonal, and family golf memberships. - **Tee Time & Green Fee Billing** — Sell tee times with member, guest, and dynamic pricing. - **Cart & Equipment Rentals** — Track golf carts, club rentals, and range usage. - **Pro Shop POS** — Sell apparel, clubs, balls, and accessories. ## Running a Business in Chicago Chicago sits in Illinois and is the largest commercial centre of the Midwest. Chicago carries one of the higher combined sales tax rates among major US cities, layering state, county, city and transit-authority components, and applies distinct treatment to certain food and beverage categories. Getting that stack right at the till is a compliance matter. Pronounced seasonal swings between summer and winter affect hospitality demand, and card payment dominates. One of the higher combined rates among major US cities, layering state, county, city and transit-authority components, with distinct treatment for certain food and beverage lines. The binding constraint is getting that stack right per item — it is a compliance matter, not a rounding preference. ## Frequently Asked Questions - **What currency and payment methods does EliteTeQ POS support in Chicago?** EliteTeQ POS prices in USD ($) and records Apple Pay, card and cash against the same sale, so golf courses businesses in Chicago close the day on one set of reconciled totals instead of three. Tax invoices are produced to IRS requirements, and the till keeps working when the connection drops. - **Is EliteTeQ POS suitable for golf courses businesses in Chicago?** Yes. Chicago sits in Illinois, and a POS here has to apply a layered state, county, city and transit tax stack with food-category rules. EliteTeQ POS is built for exactly that — USD pricing, Apple Pay recorded against each sale, IRS-ready tax invoicing, and full offline operation so trading continues when power or network does not. - **Does it support golf memberships?** Yes, EliteTeQ POS includes built-in support for annual and seasonal memberships with configurable privileges for each tier. Membership cards or accounts can be linked to player profiles, granting automatic discounts on green fees, cart rentals, and pro shop purchases when a member checks in or swipes at the register. Renewal dates, usage history, and benefit balances are tracked in real time, making it straightforward to manage large member rosters without separate spreadsheets. - **Can the POS manage tee time bookings?** Yes, EliteTeQ POS fully supports tee time scheduling and green fee billing in a single integrated workflow. Staff can book, modify, and cancel tee times directly at the point of sale, with automatic green fee calculation based on the time slot, day type, and player category such as guest or junior. Completed rounds are billed immediately, reducing check-in queues and eliminating the manual reconciliation of booking records against payment receipts. - **Can I track golf cart and equipment rentals?** Yes, golf cart and equipment rentals are tracked per round directly within the POS, so every hire is attached to a specific tee time and player record. The system records which cart or equipment item was assigned, the duration of use, and any associated fees, giving staff a clear audit trail from checkout to return. This approach prevents unrecorded hires, simplifies end-of-day reconciliation, and makes it easy to identify which assets are currently in use on the course. ## From the EliteTeQ Team **We know an empty tee time is money you never get back.** We know the paper tee sheet that double-books and leaks slots, the green fee guessed at check-in, and the carts that go out and do not come back. EliteTeQ was not built in a boardroom — it was built next to real golf clubs in Nairobi, filling tee sheets, pricing by player type, and running the pro shop and halfway house. ## Get Started See the POS in Action, or talk to a Golf Expert. - Phone: +1 214 423 5355 - Email: info@eliteteqpos.com - Web: https://eliteteqpos.com/chicago/industries/golf-courses/