PHOENIX, AZ, January 23, 2012- The SmartCart App, created by Adam Emerson, a 26-year-old former professional online poker player from Plano, Texas, is expanding its market share by garnering new golf course and country club clients. Smart Cart showcases a free to download GPS-assisted smart phone app. This app allows the golfer to order not only drinks and food from the grill but also anything else the course wants to sell. Best of all, however, is that the order will now be delivered directly to the golfer at his location on the course.
At the PGA Show, SmartCart will be launching new updates to the app which include live leader board scoring and push notification. Both of these enhancements only serve to make the app more useful to the player and the course.
Since receiving great response at the PGA Golf Expo in Las Vegas, the golf courses and country clubs that are using the app have increased and they are expecting the same results from the PGA Show in Orlando this week. Emerson says, “Every club that takes the time to see what we offer realizes that it is a way for them to increase revenue without having to spend a ton of money”.
Additionally, contract papers are drawn with Inside Golf from Australia to have the SmartCart App distributing rights for the 1900 courses down under.
The following US courses are currently using the SmartCart App:
Avila Country Club Cross Timbers Golf Club Grey Rock Golf Club Jacksonville Country Club Royal St Augustine Golf Club Waterchase Golf Club Windsor Parke Golf Club Woodbridge Golf Club Mile Square Golf Club The following Michigan clubs will be starting use at the beginning of their season:
Wyndgate Country Club Island Hills Golf Club Eagle Eye Golf Club Fenton Farms Spring Meadows Country Club Fox Hills Country Club
Additionally, SmartCart has just hired a COO and he will be doing most of the presenting for the press event at the PGA Show. William P. (Bill) Dowling, has over 35 years of experience in the golf and hospitality industry. Before joining SmartCart, he was President of Integrity Golf Services, a full service consulting firm to private golf and country clubs as well as resort and daily fee operations. Mr. Dowling also served as Chief Operating Officer for Traditions Club Partners an owner/operator of private clubs. He was a partner in and served as Executive ViceÌ¢?åPresident of Golf Operations for Crenshaw Golf overseeing all facets of club operations. Prior to Crenshaw Golf he served as a Regional Golf Operations Advisor for ClubCorp for 23 clubs that generated over $100 million annually located in the Central and Southwest geographic regions of the country. He was formerly the Director of Golf at Brookhaven Country Club, the 54Ì¢?åhole flagship property for ClubCorp with more than 2,000 golfing members.
He has a unique understanding of how to manage, service to customers, and in using assets of the club to generate additional revenues through outside programs. He has hired over a dozen General Managers and or Directors of Golf. He has served as a member of the PGA Board of Directors for the Southern Texas PGA Section of the PGA of America. In addition to his vast training and experience in the club operations area, he has been a significant contributor to improvement programs such as automated tee time programs, construction and remodeling, selection of point of sale software, and served on the Preferred Vendor and Purchasing Council for ClubCorp. Mr. Dowling has overseen Food & Beverage Operations including snack bars, grills, formal dining rooms and banquets. Mr. Dowling has experience in managing gross revenues for food and beverage outlets ranging from $100k to $3m per year at individual facilities.
SmartCart is pleased to announce their recent partnerships with both the newly joined course and Mr. Dowling. To review videos of how the SmartCart App works or for more information on how to become a user or member, please visit www.smartcartapp.com.
Contact:
David Darnell, VP/ Customer Relations
214-668-5762, david@smartcartapp.com
Susan Lied, Write Right Media
susan@writerightmedia.com
