AI Golf Course Operations 2026: Lightspeed & Sagacity Wins
Discover how AI golf course management software cut labor costs and lifted revenue in 2026 — real Lightspeed and Sagacity wins from operators running leaner...
Chapter 1: The 2026 Golf Operations Reality: Why AI Finally Matters at Your Course The golf boom is over. Not the game — the boom. Between 2020 and 2022, rounds played in the U.S. jumped to record highs, tee sheets filled themselves, and a lot of course operators mistook a pandemic-driven demand surge for permanent operational excellence. If your course made money in 2021, congratulations: so did every course. That told you nothing about how well you run your business. 2026 is the year the bill comes due. Rounds have normalized to roughly pre-boom-plus-a-bit. New supply is trickling back in...