Before
Plastic cards, email punch cards, paper vouchers.
Lost, forgotten, ignored. No data on who came back.
For golf clubs
A golf membership card members never leave in the bag.
Put your club's membership card in the phone wallet. Update categories and expiry in place, check members at the pro shop and message them about the course.
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Riverbend Golf Club
Member
Member no.
0127
After
Wallet passes on every phone.
Live on the lock screen. Pushed when it matters. Tracked end-to-end.
A plastic card is reprinted for every new member and forgotten on competition day. A wallet pass is issued once and stays current.
Always on the phone
The card sits in the wallet next to the member's payment cards, so there is nothing to find in the golf bag.
Status that stays true
Mark a membership suspended or expired when fees are overdue, and the pass shows it. Reactivate when they pay.
Course news on the lock screen
Tell installed passes about a closure, a field change or the AGM without relying on an email being opened.
How it works
Three steps from idea to lock screen.
Step 01
Design the card
Add the crest and colours, and set the category and number fields.
Step 02
Invite members
Share a link or QR code in the newsletter, on the website and at the pro shop.
Step 03
Scan and update
Check members on the Scan page, then change status and expiry as fees come in.
What is a digital golf club membership card?
A digital golf club membership card is a membership pass held in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on the member's phone. It carries the member's name, category and number plus a barcode, and the club can change it after it has been issued. It replaces the plastic card that lives in a golf bag pocket and is forgotten on competition day. Members add it from a link or QR code in two taps, and there is no app to download.
How it works at a golf club
- Issue: build a membership card with the club name, colours and crest. New members join from a signup link or QR code on the website, in the welcome email or at the pro shop counter. For existing members, export the list from your club software and issue passes through the REST API (Growth and above), or put the signup link in the next newsletter.
- Check-in: the pro shop, starter or bar opens the Scan page in the dashboard on a phone, tablet or computer, scans the pass or searches by name, email, phone or card code, and sees the member and category straight away. If you want the code to work at a gate or a bar terminal, test a trial pass on that reader first. Shakewell does not supply hardware.
- Update: change a category, number or expiry date and the pass on the member's phone updates. Set the status to suspended or expired when fees are overdue and back to active when they are paid. Handicaps, tee times and fees stay in your club management software, which Shakewell does not connect to directly.
- Push: send a notification to the lock screen of members who have installed the pass, for example a course closure after rain, a changed competition field or an AGM date. You write and send each message, and it reaches installed passes only.
Wallet pass, club app or plastic card?
Plastic is cheap per card but it is reprinted for each new member and replaced when lost, and a lapsed membership still looks valid in the wallet. A club app can handle tee times, but it only works for members who download it, update it and remember a login, and many never do. A wallet pass needs none of that: it sits next to the cards members already carry and shows the current status. It will not book a tee time, so most clubs keep their booking software and use the pass as the card. See how a pass compares with an app.
Clubs that also run a bar, bistro or function room can read how the same pass works for a venue on the sports clubs and RSLs page, or take the wider view in digital membership cards for clubs and associations.
Making it work on competition day
The busiest hour at a golf club is the one before the first tee. Put the QR code on the pro shop counter so a visitor or a new member can join while they wait, and keep the Scan page open on a tablet so the starter can check a member in a few seconds. Where a card matters for a reciprocal arrangement with another club, test the pass with that club before you rely on it.
Starter — perfect for getting started
$49/mo USD
$79 AUD / month
- 500 active passes
- Push notifications + hosted signup forms
- Visual template builder
Questions, answered.
Can we scan the card at the pro shop or the bar?
Yes. The dashboard has a Scan page for a phone, tablet or computer camera, and you can also search by name, email, phone or card code. If you want the barcode to work on a gate or terminal, test a trial pass on that reader first.
Does it connect to our club management software?
Not directly. Handicaps, tee times and fees stay in your software. You can export passholders to CSV, and the REST API (Growth and above) can issue and update passes from your records.
What happens when a member does not renew?
Set the pass status to expired or inactive, or leave the expiry date to pass. The pass in their wallet shows the change, so there is no card to collect.
Do members need to download an app?
No. The pass goes into the Apple Wallet or Google Wallet app already on their phone.
Can we have different pass designs for different categories?
Yes. Create a membership template for each category, such as full, social and junior, and issue each member the right one.
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Put your club's membership card in the wallet.
Set up takes minutes. No credit card required to start a free trial.