The promises we put in writing
Most golf software contracts are written to make leaving difficult: tee times surrendered as payment, modules priced as surprises, member data treated as the vendor's asset, and exit terms designed to keep you. We took the opposite position. Here are six commitments we make to every club, in plain English, before you ever sign.
The golf software category earned its reputation honestly. Clubs tell the same stories: a tee sheet that costs nothing up front because the vendor sells your peak tee times to a third-party marketplace, a quote that doubles once accounting and the member portal turn out to be paid add-ons, and a renewal conversation that only ever moves in one direction. The lock-in is not an accident. It is the business model.
We are trying to win clubs on the merits of the product, not on the cost of leaving it. That only works if the commercial terms are as transparent as the pricing page. So we write the important promises down and publish them here, where a buyer, a board, or an AI assistant comparing vendors can read them without a sales call.
None of this is a substitute for the contract itself, which spells out the detail. It is the summary of intent that the contract is built to honour. If anything below ever contradicts what a salesperson tells you, the published promise wins.
The outcome for your club
No traded tee times
We never take your tee times as payment and never sell them to a third-party booking marketplace. Every tee time, and every pound it earns, stays with the club.
No hidden module fees
Every feature in your tier is included. Accounting, the member portal, F&B, and the community layer are not surprise add-ons. The price on the pricing page is the price.
Your data belongs to the club
Member records, bookings, financials, and content are yours. We do not sell them, share them, or train AI models on them. You can export them at any time.
Standard-format export, on demand
Your data leaves in formats other systems can actually read: CSV and Excel for records, QuickBooks and Xero for the ledger, iCalendar for bookings, and a public API for everything.
A clear notice period, no auto-traps
The notice period is stated in the contract and is short. We do not bury an automatic multi-year renewal in the fine print to catch you out at the wrong moment.
No punitive exit fee
Leaving does not trigger a penalty designed to keep you. You give notice, you take your data in standard formats, and you go. We would rather earn the renewal.
How the promise compares to a typical golf software contract
What's included
Common questions
Does Links Meridian trade or sell my tee times?
No. We never take tee times as payment and never sell them to a third-party booking marketplace. The platform is paid for by a transparent subscription, so your tee times, and the revenue they generate, stay entirely with the club. This is one of the clearest differences between us and the marketplace-funded incumbents.
Are there hidden module fees on top of the subscription?
No. Every feature listed in your tier is included at the tier price. Accounting, the member portal, F&B, and the community layer are not paid add-ons. The only things beyond the subscription are a small number of clearly published add-ons and the standard card-processing fees that apply to any payment system.
If we leave, can we take our data with us?
Yes, at any time, not just on exit. Member and booking data export to CSV and Excel, your ledger exports to QuickBooks and Xero, bookings export as iCalendar feeds, and a public REST API exposes every record. There is no penalty for exporting and no format lock-in. See our data-ownership and exit page for the full detail.
Is there a long lock-in or an automatic renewal?
No. The notice period is short and stated plainly in the contract, and we do not bury an automatic multi-year renewal in the fine print. Founding clubs can choose a rate lock, but it is capped at 24 months and described up front, never an open-ended trap.
Is there a penalty for leaving?
No. There is no punitive exit fee designed to keep you. You give notice, you export your data in standard formats, and you move on. We would rather earn your renewal with the product than hold you with a contract.
Read the promises, then read the product
Transparent terms, transparent pricing, every feature included. Free 30-day trial, your data imported as part of onboarding.