STATE OF STICK / GOLFFREE NETWORK PARTICIPATION · OPERATOR SETUP
Join the network before you buy.
Claim a course profile, publish the facts you approve, and give golfers a useful connected experience. Add operator services only when the value is clear.
DEMO SETUP This guided flow shows the proposed onboarding experience. It does not claim that a course has been claimed, approved, connected, or billed.
THE OPERATOR VALUE
Your course gets a living search presence—and a record of what golfers do next.
When an operator approves a course profile, State of Stick can create a canonical course page built around the facts golfers actually look for. The network then connects that page to discovery, leagues, events, passports, and tap moments.
SEARCH-READY COURSE PROFILE
Be findable for the right questions.
Approved name, location, scorecard context, local guidance, services, events, and league participation can become clear, crawlable page sections with a stable URL, social preview, structured metadata, and sitemap inclusion.
That supports discovery; it does not guarantee a ranking or traffic.
FIRST-PARTY COURSE ANALYTICS
See interest become action.
Course profile views and returning visits
Tap and QR interactions by location
grounded-answer questions and unanswered topics
Service requests, response time, and completion
Event, league, passport, and round participation
The operator approves what is published. The course receives the value of a maintained digital presence; State of Stick receives the interaction data needed to show what is working. Google Search Console or Business Profile reporting would remain a separate operator-authorized integration.
FREE NETWORK PROFILE
Put your course on the map.
Start with a public course identity that golfers can find, leagues can invite, and events can reference. No rip-and-replace project.
OPERATOR APPROVAL
Only publish what you approve.
The network can start with course identity, tee sets, holes, location, and league eligibility. Every local fact remains subject to operator review.
CONNECTED COURSE SERVICES
Start with one useful workflow.
Select the moments that matter most to your operation. Services can remain optional, operator-controlled, and separate from your existing POS or tee-sheet system.
PHYSICAL-TO-DIGITAL LAYER
Make the next action obvious.
Start with a few course moments. Use QR as the immediate fallback and AltStatic NFC where a durable physical touchpoint makes sense.
01 · First teeStart round, course guidance, local notices, and league check-in.02 · Hole 07Hole context, challenge, score entry, and grounded-answer question.03 · Turn houseFood, drinks, pickup instructions, and service requests.
3Suggested starting points
1Workflow to prove first
0System replacements required
READY FOR A LOW-RISK PILOT
Launch the network layer first.
Your course can participate for free, measure interest, and decide later whether Connected Course services are worth paying for.
NETWORK COURSE · FREE
Be discoverable.
Public course profileApproved course factsLeague and event participationGolfer passport presence
CONNECTED COURSE · PAID LAYER
Make the property interactive.
Tap and QR touchpointsService requests and grounded answersOperator analyticsImplementation and support