TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Golfshot has partnered with the Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) to bring effortless Handicap Index® score tracking and posting to Kentucky golfers. Kentucky golfers can now purchase a new GHIN® Account through Golfshot to join the KGA or existing KGA members can link their account for tracking and score posting.
Golfshot provided the KGA with an integrated and customized solution that comes with being a GHIN VASP partner that enables online or in-app club memberships purchases to obtain a Handicap Index. With over one million members in the U.S. alone and 5 million worldwide, Golfshot provides access to a worldwide, ready-to-golf audience that can increase club memberships, engagement, and participation.
"We are very excited to partner with the KGA to provide a unique and mobile golf experience for existing and new KGA members. As we continue to expand our capability to provide more and more U.S. golfers the ability to purchase and link their Handicap Index through Golfshot, we can only do so through our great SRGA partners like the KGA. Brent and his team have made it very simple and easy for us to integrate KGA club memberships into Golfshot and we look forward to being the mobile medium that connects new golfers to the KGA and provides more value to their current members," said Alex Flores, Golfshot, EVP and General Manager.
"The Kentucky Golf Association aims to be at the forefront of technology and we are proud to partner with an innovative company like Golfshot. Golfshot gives players a cutting-edge golf GPS app along with unique features to track their statistics, progress, matches and more. Coupled with a USGA GHIN handicap, golfers can have everything they need to start shooting lower scores and having more fun on the course. Every golfer in Kentucky should give Golfshot a try with our exclusive discount promotion," said Brent Paladino, KGA Executive Director.
For more information on how to partner with Golfshot for an easy golf association integration with Golfshot, please contact Alex Flores. You can also view a recorded webinar on the process and benefits of partnering with Golfshot for club memberships.
About Golfshot
Golfshot, a Shotzoom Software business, has been reinventing the way golfers use mobile technology to improve and play their best golf since 2008. Golfshot powers the world's largest digital golf community of over 4.5 million members through a family of mobile golf applications including the #1 golf GPS app Golfshot: Golf GPS, Golfshot Plus, Golfplan and our latest addition of Golfscape AR - a 360-degree augmented reality view of the entire course using your device's iPhone's camera. Golfers get real-time distances, scoring, statistics, and custom app integrations with Apple Watch, Android Wear watches, and Bose Frames.
About the KGA
The Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) is recognized by the USGA as the governing body for amateur golf in the Commonwealth. Founded in 1911, the KGA is comprised of over 180 member golf courses and conducts over 50 Championships, Qualifiers and Amateur Series Tournaments throughout the year, in addition to administering handicaps and course rating services. The KGA is a founding member of Golf House Kentucky, the organization that manages Kentucky's Family of Golf Organizations.
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