A BRS Golf Alternative That Runs the Whole Club
Links Meridian, golf club management software for UK and Irish clubs, is a BRS Golf alternative that runs the tee sheet, the tills, a double-entry ledger, competitions and a member community on one system. BRS Golf offers booking and an integrated point of sale with billing and payments, a member wallet and an F&B iPad app.
BRS Golf's current product, BRS Core, covers online booking, the tee sheet, memberships, club messaging and an integrated point of sale with an F&B iPad app and a member wallet (BRS Golf). What BRS does not market is a general ledger: it offers billing and reporting, but not double-entry accounts with AP and AR. Club messages reach members' phones (BRS Help Centre), but BRS markets no member feed where members post and reply. BRS Golf has been part of NBC Sports Next, alongside GolfNow, since GolfNow acquired it in 2013 (NBC Sports).
Links Meridian runs all of it on one database: a real-time tee sheet with lottery and waitlist, member CRM and billing, pro shop and F&B tills with kitchen routing, a double-entry ledger with AP, AR, period close and a nightly QuickBooks Online and Xero sync, tournaments with live scoring, and the Digital Clubhouse, where members find the community feed, Course Records, the Honours Board, season standings and awards. Each member's official WHS Handicap Index is held with its dated revision history, course and playing handicaps with format allowances are calculated for competitions from Professional, Bacs Direct Debit collects UK dues, and each club gets its own branded iOS and Android app, published under the club's name.
BRS publishes no price for its paid tiers; they are quoted after a sales call (checked 14 September 2026). Golf Monthly forum posters describe the core software as free in exchange for one tee time a day given to GolfNow Hot Deals (January 2023). Card payments run through BRS Payments at a published 2.9% + £0.05 per domestic card, plus 2% on international cards, with no monthly fee (BRS Help Centre). On £550,000 of domestic card takings that is £15,950 in percentage fees before the 5p per transaction. Links Meridian processes UK cards from 1.5% + 20p: £8,250 on the same takings, before 20p per transaction.
Your BRS system stays live until you sign off on Links Meridian, whichever tier you choose. On every plan, free of charge, the migration tooling stages your upload, maps fields with AI assistance, runs a dry run and can roll back. Links Meridian publishes every tier, from Starter at $99 to Enterprise at $1,799 a month, with no per-module fees within a tier.
The Outcome for Your Club
A Member App Members Open for More Than Booking
BRS gives members booking and club messages. Links Meridian's Digital Clubhouse adds the community feed, Course Records, the Honours Board, season standings and awards from the Standard tier, and each club gets its own branded iOS and Android app.
One Ledger, Not a Second Product
BRS offers billing and reporting but no general ledger. Links Meridian includes double-entry accounts with AP, AR, period close and a nightly QuickBooks Online and Xero sync from Professional, fed by the same tills and bookings.
AI Built In
On Enterprise, the AI Concierge books tee times and answers members in plain language, AI content agents research, draft and publish articles, and demand-pricing suggestions wait for a member of staff to approve them.
A Tee Sheet Built for Saturday Morning
Links Meridian's tee sheet updates live over WebSockets, so staff see every booking the moment it lands. Our targets are sub-second p95 page loads and 99.95% monthly uptime.
Built for UK and Irish Clubs
Multi-currency, multi-tax and GDPR, each member's official WHS Handicap Index held with its revision history, Bacs Direct Debit for dues, and billing in pounds or euros. Links Meridian is headquartered in Northern Ireland.
Your current system stays live until you sign off
Keep BRS running while staff check Links Meridian with your own data, and choose the go-live date yourself. On every plan, free of charge, the migration tooling stages the upload, maps fields and runs a dry run first.
Card fees you can check
BRS Payments publishes 2.9% + £0.05 per domestic card. Links Meridian charges UK cards from 1.5% + 20p, so the difference stays with the club.
Links Meridian vs BRS Golf
Common Questions
How does switching from BRS Golf to Links Meridian work?
Your BRS system stays live until you sign off on Links Meridian, whichever tier you choose, so members keep booking while staff check the new system with your own data. On every plan, free of charge, Links Meridian's migration tooling stages your upload, maps fields with AI assistance, runs a dry run and can roll back. You choose the go-live date.
Can we keep our current member-facing booking address?
Yes, on Links Meridian's Enterprise tier, which includes a custom domain for the member portal, so the address your members already use can point at Links Meridian.
What does Links Meridian cost compared with BRS Golf?
Links Meridian publishes every tier: Starter $99, Standard $299, Professional $749 and Enterprise $1,799 a month, with no per-module fees within a tier. Standard adds the Digital Clubhouse and automated billing; Professional adds pro shop and F&B tills, tournaments and a double-entry ledger. BRS Golf publishes no price for its paid tiers, so its cost is quoted after a sales call (checked 14 September 2026); Golf Monthly forum posters describe its core software as free in exchange for one tee time a day given to GolfNow Hot Deals.
Is there a free trial of Links Meridian?
After your demo we set your club up for you and give you the login. No fee until you go live.
How do BRS Payments fees compare with Links Meridian's card fees?
BRS Payments publishes 2.9% + £0.05 per domestic card, plus 2% on international cards, with no monthly fee (BRS Help Centre). Links Meridian processes UK cards from 1.5% + 20p. On £550,000 of domestic card takings, the percentage fees come to £15,950 on BRS Payments and £8,250 on Links Meridian, before per-transaction fees of 5p and 20p. Both rates checked 14 September 2026.
When is the safest time to switch from BRS Golf?
Plan the cutover outside your peak booking window and clear of your main competition dates. Your BRS system stays live until you sign off on Links Meridian, so staff can train on the new system first. Check the notice periods in your BRS software and BRS Payments agreements before fixing a go-live date, then cut over on a quiet weekday.
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Transparent, Published Pricing
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Member App & Digital Clubhouse
The member community and each club's own branded app.
Ready to move on from BRS Golf?
Your current system stays live until you sign off. Every price published.