Fore! Your Information - September 2009

To receive discounted pricing your facility must purchase a PCI black box server from Fore! Reservations by the deadlines listed below. The lowest price available of $1300 - a $700 savings! - is available to those facilities that pay by November 1, 2009. The price then increases $100 per month until June 1, 2010, at which point the cost will be $2000. 

To find out if your facility is required to utilize PCI compliant software, please contact your credit card processor immediately. If you would like to purchase a black box server and schedule your remote installation, please call our Sales Team at 630-789-9705 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . As always, feel free to contact us with any questions to ensure your facility's transition to PCI compliant software is as efficient as possible.

VISIT FORE! RESERVATIONS AT THE PGA FALL MERCHANDISE EXPO - The PGA Fall Merchandise Expo is being held in Las Vegas, NV today and tomorrow. If you're headed to the show at Mandalay Bay, be sure to visit us at Booth #602. We will be previewing the latest software features, the PCI black box server, and our newest product Fore! Marketing. We hope to see you at the show!

PATRIOT GOLF DAY CAPTURES SPIRIT OF LABOR DAY - This Labor Day weekend September 4^th - 7^th, the PGA is conducting a nationwide fundraising event; Patriot Golf Day. This event benefits the Folds of Honor Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides educational scholarships for children and spouses of military men and women disabled or killed while serving our country. Golfers at participating courses are asked to donate an extra $1 to their green fees to benefit the foundation. We'd like to extend our gratitude to all of the Fore! Reservations courses participating in this worthy cause. The event is a wonderful way to encourage golfers to come out and play over the holiday weekend and support a great foundation! Click here to learn more about this event and to locate a nearby participating course.

BEWARE OF NON-SUPPORTED INTEGRATIONS INTO THE FORE! RESERVATIONS SOFTWARE - Recently Fore! Reservations has been made aware of companies writing integrations into the Fore! Reservations software that are unauthorized, illegal, and unsupported. If a salesman tells you they have an interface with Fore! Reservations, please double-check with the Fore! Reservations Support Team (630-789-9784) to make certain this is an authorized interface. Also, any of these non-authorized interfaces will no longer work once you upgrade to the 2010 PCI compliant software.

AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD SWIPING ISSUE RESOLVED - If you're having problems swiping American Express Cards contact the Customer Support Team at 630-789-9784. The new 2009 software fixes this issue, so it is recommended that you upgrade today.

DID YOU KNOW? - Did you know there are two different ways to split transactions in Fore! Reservations? If you are using either ETS or Mercury to process credit cards, in the payment screen you will see a button that says "Split". From there you can slide multiple credit cards to pay for the transaction. With the "Even Out" button you can easily split a check among multiple credit cards. For F&B facilities, you can hit the "Split" in the Tab Screen Interface and turn one check into many. This is great for the individual who just wants to pay for their portion of the meal while the rest of the group stays. To learn more about this functionality, you can watch a five minute video by clicking here.

MONTHLY SURVEY QUESTION - For this month's survey we would like to know how you think Tiger will respond in the FedEx Cup Playoffs after losing the PGA Championship to Y.E. Yang? Click here to take this month's survey.