Fore! Your Information - October 2010

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National Users Conference – Agenda Announced

The agenda for the 2010 National Users Conference November 16-17th is now available online by clicking here. Also posted online are the start and end times for each day. Conference highlights include the unveiling of many BRAND NEW products and features like the new Mobile Booking Application, Fore! Marketing 3.0, Fore! Internet enhancements, the recently released Fore! Outing and Find-A-Game products and much more! Attend next month’s conference and learn how to stay on “The Fairway To Success” and turn your Fore! Reservations system into a "money-making machine”!

VIP Welcome Reception Deadline is TODAY! Only a few spots remain for the VIP Welcome Reception! The first 100 Users registered by today are invited to attend. Get your burning questions answered and share software suggestions with the Fore! Reservations team over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The reception is the Monday evening prior to the start of the conference on November 15th at 6:00pm.

Click here to register! Click here for complete conference information. Questions? Please e-mail Erin Kopecky at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 630.789.9705 ext. 131.

NEW Mobile Booking Application Developed
If your course has been craving an "app" and an easier way for your golfers to book tee times on their mobile devices, look no further than Fore! Reservations! We've developed an Internet booking interface that works on devices like the iPhone, Android, newer BlackBerrys, the iPad and iPod touch. Don’t pass up the opportunity to increase your Internet reservations by providing customers with the ability to book online right from their mobile device! E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if your course would like to begin using our Mobile Booking Application (currently in Beta). The new Fore! Internet is required to operate this application. If you’re attending the National Users Conference next month you’ll get an exclusive look at this exciting new product!

Charity Golf Outing Online Registration Open
Online registration is now available for The First Annual Fore! Reservations Charity Golf Outing on February 6, 2011 benefiting The Salute Military Golf Association (SMGA). Click here for event information, to register online, and to find out more about how you can help! 100% of your registration fee goes directly to the SMGA. Visit www.golfsalute.org to learn more about this well-deserving charity that provides rehabilitative golf experiences for combat-wounded veterans. We hope you are able to join us in support of these great American heroes and help us reach our fundraising goal of over $10,000!

Questions? Please e-mail Erin Kopecky at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 630.789.9705 ext. 131.

Have A Better 2011! MAP 2011 Registration Underway
Is Your Current Cost of Marketing Too High? Do You Need Help with Your Marketing Strategy? Tired of Managing Multiple Databases? Looking to Track Real Results with Complete Integration to Your POS? Want to Learn How to Better Capitalize on Your Fore! Reservations Data? If you answered yes to any of these questions then the Marketing Assistance Program (MAP) could be for you! For a free consultation on how we can help, please contact us today by calling 630.789.9705 and selecting ext. 101 for David Dixon or ext. 106 for Dan Burquist. You may also e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Click here for additional information about the Marketing Assistance Program.

NEW Multi-Course Internet Dashboard Enhancement

If you’re a multi-course operator that manages multiple Internet Dashboard Accounts for various courses, it is no longer required to have separate e-mail address logins for each account. Instead, you can now use one e-mail address to login to multiple Internet Dashboard Accounts! Easily select the course you wish to access from a drop-down menu and you’re on your way! Please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to setup this new and improved functionality.  

Visit Us At An Upcoming Trade Show
Fore! Reservations is packing our bags and hitting the road this month! If you’re attending one of the trade shows listed under Upcoming Events (see below), be sure to stop by our booth to see the latest and greatest products and features! Click here to view our entire 2010 and 2011 trade show schedule.

Harry’s Blog – Support Our Soldiers! We Need Your Help!
The Salute Military Golf Association, the charity selected as beneficiary of The First Annual Fore! Reservations Charity Golf Outing, is a non-profit organization with an inspiring mission that’s very close to Harry’s heart. This month he talks about why supporting this charity is so important. Click here or the Harry’s Blog button at the top-right hand corner of this newsletter to read his most recent post, share your comments and start a discussion with fellow Users.

Did You Know?
Did you know you can run a Comparative Sales Report to compare sales item data from last year to this year? The new Comparative Sales Report enables you to track the quantity, dollar, and percentage change from year to year for any sales item. This report is available in the 2010 or 2011 software release. In Fore! Sell go to View | Reports | Comparative | Sales. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for assistance.

What’s New

Upgrade to the latest software version! Make sure your facility is running the latest and greatest by contacting Customer Support at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 630.789.9784 (and press #3 for technical support).

Tip of the Month
Use Fore! Outing for your upcoming Turkey Shoots to give your database one last boost this fall! Fore! Outing is currently available to all courses using Fore! Marketing. E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to setup Fore! Outing today!

Upcoming Events
  • TribalNet Trade Show - October 5-6
  • Rocky Mountain GSA Merchandise Show - October 11-12 
  • Pacific Northwest PGA Show - October 19-20 
  • PGO Annual Show - October 19-20
  • Iowa PGA Merchandise Show - October 25 
  • MGCOA Annual Show - October 26
  • NEGCOA Annual Meeting - November 3
  • IGCOA Annual Conference - November 11
  • 2010 National Users Conference - November 16-17

Monthly Survey
What are you looking forward to most at next month’s National Users Conference? Click here to take this month’s survey.
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