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We've never seen something like this! A game to be played in the app - it's a round of golf, all scored by rolling dice. You win real prizes and there's at least one "tournament" each day.
The OGCOA Member Benefit: Let Yards Pay Your Annual OGCOA Dues
It’s also the only golfer app that directly supports the Ohio Golf Course Owners Association—with a portion of each Ohio-based subscription reinvested into programs that benefit our members.
The OGCOA Watchdog Series is a new investigative video project that reveals issues impacting golf course operators. Episode 1 breaks down how GolfNow treats its own website very differently from the sites it builds for golf courses.
The OGCOA believes your focus should be on maximizing that reward, not managing the risk. That's why we include the Complimentary Technology RFP Process—a service valued at over $2,000—free with your annual membership.
The monthly reporting and optimization service is provided by smbGOLF and is complimentary for all current members of the Ohio Golf Course Owners Association. It’s one more way OGCOA is working to protect and grow golf course businesses in Ohio.
Search is changing. If your golf course wants to keep showing up—whether it's in Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, or future tools—you need to start laying the groundwork.
In about 90 days, Thorn Apple went from no online tee times to having a majority of their rounds scheduled that way. That shift has made the staff’s job easier and improved the experience for golfers across the board.

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