Northstar
Northstar is cloud-based management software for golf and private clubs, bringing activities such as tee bookings, events, lessons, and retail into one system.
What Northstar is
Northstar is cloud-based management software for golf and private clubs, bringing activities such as tee bookings, events, lessons, and retail into one system. Members can book tee times and view schedules through an app or website, while staff get real-time course visibility. Clubs can run online tournament registration, recurring events, and automated notifications, and schedule instructors with automatic billing for lesson and activity reservations. Its tee-time lottery applies club, membership, and guest rules, with random or weighted selection. Retail tools cover inventory, order fulfillment, accounts payable invoicing, and member e-commerce with real-time inventory integration. Northstar also supports multi-club, multi-course, and multi-property organizations through centralized control. The company describes integrations with payment, marketing, accounting, golf-service, and POS systems, plus APIs for custom connections. Implementation includes planning, data preparation, configuration, migration, staff training, and go-live support. Founded in 2001, Northstar serves golf clubs, city and country clubs, HOAs, and yacht clubs. Pricing is modular and depends on modules, club size, and operational needs; contact Northstar for pricing.
Good
- Member tee-time booking through app or website
- Tournament registration and automated notifications
- Weighted or random tee-time lotteries
- Retail inventory linked to member e-commerce
- Centralized control for multi-property organizations
Watch out
- Pricing requires a request
- Cost varies by modules, club size, and needs
Who it suits
Northstar suits golf and private clubs, community associations, and hospitality organizations that need centralized management across locations. It may fit clubs seeking integrated booking, event, activity, and retail operations.
Verdict
Northstar brings booking, events, activities, lotteries, and retail functions into one cloud-based system. Clubs should request pricing based on their size and selected modules.
Plans and prices
From Northstar's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Modular pricing | Priced on request | Depends on module selection · club size · operational needs |
The facts
Each one read from Northstar's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activities
- Members can book lessons and activities online or by smartphone, and clubs can schedule instructors and bill reservations automatically.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Northstar describes its platform as built for golf clubs, private clubs, country clubs, community associations, and hospitality environments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud and scale
- Northstar describes its platform as cloud-based and says it supports multi-club, multi-course, and multi-property organizations with centralized control.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Golf events
- The web-based tournament manager supports online registration, recurring events, and automated notifications, and works with the ClubNow app and Connect website.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- Northstar describes implementation as including planning, data extraction and cleansing, configuration, migration, staff training, and go-live support.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Northstar says it integrates with payment gateways, email marketing platforms, accounting software, golf services, and POS systems, and offers APIs for custom integrations.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Northstar says its integrated management software is tailored to golf clubs, city clubs, HOAs, and yacht clubs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Lotteries
- The lottery system assigns requested tee times using club rules and enforces membership and guest rules.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Northstar says pricing depends on selected modules, club size, and operational needs, and describes its pricing as modular.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The FAQ says pricing depends on selected modules, club size, and operational needs, and describes pricing as modular.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Northstar is cloud-based golf management software for managing golf club operations in one system.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The FAQ states Northstar uses SSL encryption, encrypts data at rest, follows PCI-compliant processes, uses controlled access levels, and provides secure cloud hosting.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Northstar lists 24/7 production support by web, email, and phone, with first-response targets of one hour for P1, four hours for P2, and one business day for P3.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support and implementation
- The FAQ says implementation includes discovery, data extraction and cleansing, configuration, migration, staff training, and go-live support.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Tee time lotteries
- The lottery system assigns requested tee times using club rules and supports random or weighted lotteries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Tee times
- Members can book tee times and view schedules through the member app or website, while staff get real-time course visibility.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Northstar Technologies says it was founded in 2001 to serve private clubs seeking integrated software.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Data ownership
- Northstar states that the club retains full ownership of its data and Northstar acts as a secure processor.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- The site lists Northstar Technologies Inc. at 3650 Mansell Road, Suite 225, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Retail POS
- Golf retail POS supports inventory control, order fulfillment, accounts payable invoicing, and member e-commerce with real-time inventory integration.checked 9 Oct 2026
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