GOLFNOW Expands Global Tee Time Footprint into Australia with Acquisition of iseekgolf.com
Australia’s Leading Online Golf Destination, iSeekGolf.Com, to be Operated by NBC Sports’ GOLFNOW within the World’s Largest Tee Time Marketplace
ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2020) – NBC Sports Group and MPower MSL (ASX:MPW) (MSL), operator of the tee time booking platform iSeekGolf, today announced a long-term, strategic partnership to enhance the online tee time booking experience for golfers everywhere.
The partnership will boost innovation and product development for the benefit of golf courses and golfers throughout Australia. NBC Sports’ GOLFNOW will assume operations of iSeekGolf.com as an extension of its current tee time distribution platform, connecting iSeekGolf’s golf club partners with more than 3.5 million registered GOLFNOW users who can book a tee time at a selection of over 400 partner courses in Australia and nearly 10,000 around the world.
MSL customers can continue to advertise and sell their available tee times on GOLFNOW/iSeekGolf, while golfers will enjoy the ease and convenience of searching and booking tee times on one platform.
“Providing solutions for more than 9,000 golf courses around the world, GOLFNOW’s tee time distribution marketplace, as well as its best-in-class technology and services, position us as an industry leader at the intersection of golf and technology,” said Brian Smith, general manager, GOLFNOW & Emerging Businesses. “This partnership with MSL further solidifies our commitment to invest in golf in Australia and will benefit from the distribution and marketing reach of GOLFNOW and the brand recognition that iSeekGolf already has built among golfers across the country.”
“MSL is pleased to partner with NBC Sports, one of the world’s leaders in digital business driving innovation into sport with its technology. Our technology platform has centralised golf membership and handicapping in 11 countries and helps run some of the world’s most iconic sports, leisure and hospitality organisations, including 60 percent of the English Premier League,” said Craig Kinross, MSL’s Director of Strategy. “Our partnership with NBC Sports’ GOLFNOW to operate iSeekGolf will provide great benefits to Australian golf clubs and golfers into the future by providing access to our industry focused market leading technologies.”
GOLFNOW, which launched in Australia in 2017, is part of the NBC Sports portfolio of golf-lifestyle businesses tailored to the needs of passionate golfers. The portfolio also includes GOLF Am Tour, the world’s largest amateur golf tour with events held across Australia, China, New Zealand and North America; and GOLFPASS, a digital membership program that connects golfers with hundreds of perks and benefits related to the things they love to do most, like playing golf, improving their game, watching great videos, shopping and traveling. GOLFPASS launched in Australia in October 2019, following earlier introductions in North America (February) and the U.K. & Ireland (July). MPower MSL is a global provider of hosted SaaS and on-site solutions to clients in the sport, leisure and hospitality sectors with 1,200-plus customers in more than 25 countries.
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ABOUT NBC SPORTS GROUP’S GOLF DIVISION
NBC Sports Group’s GOLF division delivers multimedia golf content, technology and services. Anchored by GOLF Channel – co-founded by Arnold Palmer in 1995 – GOLF content is available to nearly 500 million viewers in nine languages across more than 70 countries around the world. GOLF features more live coverage of the sport than all other U.S. networks combined, including global tournament action from the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, European Tour, NCAA, THE PLAYERS, The Open, Olympics, Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup, as well as high-quality news, instruction and original programming. Delivering unmatched coverage from the world of golf via GOLF Digital, fans can access 24/7 live streaming through the NBC Sports App, as well as complementary coverage via PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold. In addition to these all-encompassing media platforms, NBC Sports connects the world to golf through a wide array of technology and lifestyle services, including: GOLFNOW, the world’s largest online tee time booking platform; GOLF Business Solutions, solving business needs through leading technology, marketing and services; GOLFPASS, an all-in-one digital membership delivering comprehensive benefits tailored to the modern golfer’s lifestyle; Revolution GOLF, the world’s largest direct-to-consumer digital platform in golf, offering best-in-class video instruction and game improvement products; GOLF Advisor, the ultimate digital destination for the traveling golfer, featuring the largest number of user-generated golf course ratings and reviews in the industry; GOLF Academy, a North American network of instructional facilities; and GOLF Am Tour, the world’s largest amateur golf tour. GOLF’s global reach originates from its world headquarters in Orlando, Fla., and extends to its international office in Belfast, Northern Ireland; regional offices across North America, Europe and Australia; and also includes collaborations with Sky Sports and serving as the Official Media Partner of St Andrews Links.
About MSL Solutions Limited
MPower MSL (ASX:MPW) is transforming the sports, leisure and hospitality sectors globally. Some of the world’s iconic sports and entertainment companies and PGAs rely on MSL every day. We create the systems that connect every department of a business from point of sale and club membership to marketing, financials and the workforce to deliver real time visibility on staff levels, customer engagement, profits and revenue. It’s these pieces that work together that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary memories.
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