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Golf Genius has announced a multi-year agreement with the PGA of New Zealand (PGANZ) to provide PGANZ members with an elevated tournament experience and access to its software coaching platform.

Golf Genius announced today that it has acquired Swing by Swing Golf, Inc., owner of the SwingU golf GPS and scorecard app and the SwingU Coach performance data platform. SwingU is one of the leading GPS apps used by golfers, and provides worldwide GPS course maps and scorecards, shot tracking, club recommendations, “strokes gained” statistics, wind speed, elevation, “plays like” distances, and SwingU TV, an instruction and training video library to help golfers quickly improve. Swing by Swing also operates SwingU Coach, an easy-to-use “strokes gained” statistics platform used by golf coaches to help guide game improvement efforts with their students.

Golf Genius announced today a partnership with Best Approach, a recognized leader in media and publications for golf facilities. Golf Genius customers now can easily access Best Approach custom booklets through the Golf Genius Marketplace, a showcase of complementary partners and products that benefit the Golf Genius community.

Golf Genius announced today that it has acquired Shotzoom, owner of Golfshot and CoachNow. Golfshot is the leading mobile and wearable GPS solution for golfers, with over 8 million registered users, more than 45% of whom play outside the United States. CoachNow, recognized as the leading platform for coaches in golf and over 50 other sports worldwide, provides advanced video capture and analysis and coach/athlete collaboration, empowering the world’s largest professional coaching community.

Golf Genius and the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) have jointly announced an expansion of their partnership. In 2024, Golf Genius has increased their financial support of IAGA to help expand the regional meetings and provide more time for valuable social and network opportunities.

Beginning in 2024, CoachNow's renowned video capture and analysis tools will be incorporated in the Golf Genius Coach 360 product. This vital capability will become a standard component of the Coach 360 platform at no additional cost. It will replace the video capture and analysis capability now part of Coach 360, adding rich new functionality to this key aspect of the platform and teaching process.

Today we announced a new partnership with Flash Weather AI, a next generation weather intelligence company that offers a unique, highly accurate lightning prediction, detection and “all clear” system.

Today we announced a partnership with Players 1st, the premier customer experience management solution designed specifically for golf operators. Players 1st serves golf clubs and golf associations around the world with a variety of solutions to measure customer satisfaction including survey templates, real-time notifications, advanced analytics and industry benchmarking.

Today we announced Golf Genius has been selected to power the full tournament schedule of the Japan Golf Association (JGA). From 2024 onwards, the JGA will utilize Golf Genius Tournament Management to manage its entire tournament schedule and provide the associations’ golfers with a digitally enhanced event experience throughout.

Today we announced that our groundbreaking Coach 360 platform, featuring coach/player scheduling and collaboration as well as integrations with leading 3rd party technologies, is now integrated with Sportsbox’s revolutionary 3D video and analytics App.

Earlier today we issued a press release announcing the appointment of golf club management expert and PGA Professional, Craig Palmer, as Country Manager for New Zealand. This announcement signals an expansion of Golf Genius’ operations in New Zealand and deepens our commitment to serving golf facilities across the country with our suite of market-leading software and support services.

Golf Genius and ThrivSports announced today that Golf Genius has completed the acquisition of the ThrivSports (Thriv) Coaching Platform and will serve and support the more than 500 golf coaches currently using the product. Thriv will continue to own and operate their popular Coach Marketplace, which connects golfers seeking instruction with coaches located around the US and beyond.

Golf Genius today announced the launch of Waggle Golf by Golf Genius (“Waggle”), a mobile app experience that includes fantasy games and pools, insider tips, valuable stats, and analytics.

Golf Genius today announced that the latest release of Golf Genius Golf Shop features a direct software integration with Callaway Connect, Callaway Golf's e-commerce solution that enables retailers to place orders, check order or return status, and monitor accounts securely and easily.

Golf Genius and RepSpark, the leading B2B wholesale e-commerce platform for golf apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced the availability of a new platform integration in Golf Genius Tournament Management that synchronizes event player rosters with RepSpark. This new integration enables golf professionals to offer an efficient, personalized online shopping experience to participants and eliminates merchandising headaches for golf professionals, golf shop staff, and tournament managers.

Golf Genius CEO Mike Zisman joins "Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry" co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein for a discussion about the evolution of one of golf's leading consumer apps and how Golf Genius is looking to stay ahead of consumer demand in building its product offerings and availability.

Golf Genius today announced that over 1,000 private clubs, public courses, and golf associations have started using Golf Genius Golf Hub since launching just one year ago.

Golf Genius and Sportsbox.ai, an AI-powered single-camera 3D motion capture technology company, today announced a long-term contractual technology relationship.

We are excited to announce a partnership whereby Golf Genius Golf Shop will integrate directly with Callaway Connect, Callaway Golf's e-commerce solution that enables retailers to place orders, check order or return status, and monitor accounts securely and easily!

As a worldwide leader in SaaS solutions for the golf industry, Golf Genius has completed our fifth consecutive year with revenue growth over 30%. We have also introduced innovative new products, successfully integrated new acquisitions, and grew our worldwide customer base by more than 1,300 new customers.

We are proud to have our Founder and Co-CEO Mike Zisman chosen as one of five individuals for the Golf Inc. 2023 golf business Visionaries of the Year.

Mike sits down with Golf Inc. and discusses his drive to begin Golf Genius, the current landscape of golf, and his outlook on the industry embracing all these new technologies.

Twilight Golf Association founder Nick Conrad join the ModGolf Podcast to share his startup journey and the value of becoming part of Golf Genius.

Golf Genius Software has been selected to power the digital solution for the GolfSixes League activity.

As a result, Golf Genius is providing GolfSixes League with a personalised and engaging solution to run its events, each of which aim to increase and retain junior golfers in the sport.

Golf Genius Coach 360 (“Coach 360”) is an “all-in-one” integrated platform designed for PGA professionals and golf coaches. Coach 360 helps coaches easily schedule lessons, enhance the teaching process, organize and store lesson details, and facilitate ongoing collaboration with their students.

Golf Genius announced today that in the peak season months of June and July 2022, the company's flagship product, Golf Genius Tournament Management, was used to manage nearly 10 million rounds of golf. This record number represents year-over-year growth of over 20% and reflects expanded usage across 10,000+ golf facilities in more than 60 countries.

Golf Genius and RepSpark today announced the completion and launch of a powerful integration between Golf Genius Golf Shop and the RepSpark B2B wholesale commerce platform. This integrated solution allows golf shop retailers to save time, improve member service, minimize errors, and streamline the ordering process with over 40 golf brands and manufacturers.

Our highly anticipated RepSpark integration is now available to all Golf Shop customers. This integration automates the special order process, eliminates double entry and mistakes, and provides timely updates to your members.

Tagmarshal, the on-course optimization platform that helps golf clubs optimally manage course traffic and pace and flow of play, today announced its integration with Golf Genius.

Golf Genius has announced the launch of Golf Genius Golf Hub, a new and powerful set of marketing automation capabilities available at no cost to all clubs.

Golf Genius is excited to announce a new partnership with Rapsodo, a sports analytics company that empowers athletes and coaches to analyze and improve their game.

Golf Genius Software has acquired Operation 36 Golf, developers of a beginner golf development program with a unique coaching model that is driving the goal of “1,000,000 Golfers Created”. Operation 36 provides a proprietary software platform and teaching curriculum now in use by nearly 600 golf facilities in 14 countries, and will operate as a division of Golf Genius.

Golf Genius Software announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Twilight Golf Association (TGA) and expects to close the transaction in January 2022. Golf Genius will now assist golf facilities in organizing leagues, recruiting players and managing all aspects of league rounds.

Golf Genius Software announced that it has completed the transition of its tournament management supplier relationship with the USGA to the Allied Golf Associations (AGAs). As a result of this transition, AGAs representing 92% of GHIN golfers have entered into direct agreements with Golf Genius for the use of GGS tournament management software by the AGAs and their member clubs; clubs in non-participating areas can subscribe directly with Golf Genius.

Golf Genius today announced a five-year partnership and sponsorship commitment to the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA). Under this partnership, Golf Genius is the Title Sponsor of the IAGA Annual Conference and the Official Tournament Management System of the IAGA.

Golf Genius Software today announced a new partnership with the Professional Golfers Association of Japan. Golf Genius will handle the tournament scoring administration of the Japanese Pro Senior Tour in 2021.

Golf Genius has announced a three-year partnership with the Confederation of Professional Golf (CPG) to deliver its market-leading tournament management software (TMS).

Golf Genius Golf Shop to include staff scheduling and team communication tools that help golf professionals streamline staff scheduling, control labor expenses, and improve team communication.