Pinehurst, NC – May 1, 2009 – GolfNet, the second largest provider of USGA Handicap Index® computation and golf tournament software, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract extension from the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and South Carolina Golf Association (SCGA) to provide service to their member clubs.
“We’re obviously very pleased to continue our relationship with these two great organizations. We’ve been working with the CGA and SCGA since 1991 and are looking forward to the years ahead,” said Greg Kelly, Vice President of Association Services for GolfNet.
“We’ve had a very successful relationship with GolfNet for almost 20 years and look forward to it continuing,” said Jack Nance, Executive Director of the Carolinas Golf Association. “With GolfNet’s new owner, Jim Stracka, we are excited in their direction and ability to deliver the products and services for the CGA and our member clubs.”
“One of the key factors in our decision was that the service provided to our member clubs has always been exceptional,” said Happ Lathrop, Executive Director of the South Carolina Golf Association. “We continue to feel that Golfnet provides the best software and service available for our member clubs.”
GolfNet, founded in 1983, has been providing handicapping and tournament management software to the member clubs of state and regional Golf Associations for over 20 years. GolfNet’s current client list includes state and regional Golf Associations in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin in the United States, as well as providing service to the Royal Canadian Golf Association and the Golf Association of Ontario in Canada, making it the second largest handicapping vendor in North America.
The Carolinas Golf Association, founded in 1909, is one of the largest amateur Golf Associations in the country, with almost 700 member clubs and over 170,000 golfers being provided USGA Handicap Indexes®. The South Carolina Golf Association, founded in 1929, encompasses 270 members clubs with over 66,000 golfers. Jointly they administer the “Handicap Program of the Carolinas”, with participation from the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association.
Contact:
Greg Kelly
VP Association Services
greg.kelly@golfnet.com
800-536-7888, ext. 111
www.golfnet.com
