Revenue

PuttPass Memberships Guide

10 min read Revenue

Overview

PuttPass lets you sell season passes and monthly memberships for your course. Set the price, household size and redemption rules for each tier. Staff look up members and record visits at the desk.

Plan required: Premium plan or higher.
Review the initial tier. Weekend blackout is on by default for your first tier, household size is capped, and paid guests are off. Check these settings against the pass you intend to offer.

Before You Start

  • Premium plan subscription active
  • Stripe Connect payouts onboarded (members pay you directly)
  • A price, validity period and redemption policy for each tier
  • Optional: a cover image per tier and your rules and conditions text

Step-by-Step Setup

1

Open the PuttPass tab

Go to Dashboard → Manage → PuttPass. Review the setup information, then tap "Turn on PuttPass". Review and edit the initial season tier before sharing the join page.

2

Set up your tiers

Add or edit each pass tier: name, price, billing type (season one-time or monthly subscription), household size, guests per visit, member cap, and whether weekends are blocked. Upload a cover image and preview it on the join page and pass.

3

Write your rules and conditions

Add your program rules (blackout dates, guest policy, refunds, transfers). These appear on the join page with a required "I agree" checkbox before anyone pays, so every member sees them.

4

Print the tent card

Tap "Open printable tent card". Print it, fold it on the dashed line, and stand it on your counter. Its QR opens the join page. Scan the printed code to check the destination.

5

Sell it at the register

Show staff the current tiers, prices and restrictions. Use the join-page link or printed QR when a player asks about a pass.

Configuration

Pass tiers

  • Season pass: A one-time payment that lasts through the season end date you set.
  • Monthly membership: A recurring subscription that bills every month until canceled.
  • Cover image: Uploaded per tier. Shown when that tier is selected on the join page and on the member's pass.
  • Price: Set the price for this tier and check the amount displayed on the join page.

Redemption rules

  • Weekend blackout: Block a tier from being valid on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • Off-peak windows: Limit a tier to certain hours when it can be redeemed.
  • Household size: How many named people share one pass.
  • Guests per visit: How many paid guests a member may bring (0 by default).
  • Member cap: Limit how many passes sell for this tier (0 means unlimited).

Money flow and fees

  • Direct payouts: Members pay your course directly through Stripe Connect. Check the payment and fee details in your records.
  • First 100 completed pass sales: PuttScores takes 0% platform fee on the first 100 completed pass sales at your course.
  • After 100: 5% platform fee on Premium, 2.5% on Enterprise, on top of the standard Stripe processing fee.
  • Direct to you: Pass payments land in your Stripe account; PuttScores only takes the membership platform fee above, never the full pass amount.

How Members Use It

Show staff the join page, member pass and desk check-in flow.

1

Join from the course link

Scan the counter QR or tap the receipt link. Pick a pass, enter a name, phone, and email, agree to the rules, and pay on a secure Stripe page. No app, no account.

2

Get the pass

The pass is a web link with a QR, also emailed to the member. They save it to their phone. There is no app to download.

3

Check in at the desk

Staff open the PuttPass tab in the staff POS, look the member up by phone, and tap "Check in". Blackout, guest cap, and expired warnings show automatically. Members can also show their pass QR.

Reading the Dashboard

  • Active members: How many passes are currently active.
  • Monthly recurring: Revenue from active monthly memberships.
  • Season revenue: Total collected from season passes.
  • Visits per member: How often members come back. Compare visits with the tier price and operating costs.
  • Concession lift per member visit: Compares recorded average member and walk-in spend on food and kiosk orders. Review the underlying activity; this comparison does not measure profit.

Tips & Best Practices

Explain the pass

Make sure staff can explain the pass price, included players, valid dates and restrictions before sharing the join link.

Help members return

Show members how to keep their pass link and what to bring to the desk on their next visit.

Check valid days

Review weekend blackout, dates and off-peak hours for each tier before publishing it.

Review results

Review pass sales, visits and recorded concession spending together with your costs. Adjust future tiers based on the results.

FAQ

Yes. Review weekend blackout, date restrictions and off-peak hours on each tier. The first tier starts with weekend blackout enabled.
Members pay your course directly through Stripe Connect. You must finish Stripe onboarding in the Payouts tab before you can enable PuttPass.
PuttScores applies no platform fee to the first 100 completed pass sales. Stripe processing fees still apply. After that, the platform fee is 5% on Premium and 2.5% on Enterprise, on top of the standard Stripe processing fee. Food, kiosk, and booking purchases carry their normal PuttScores platform fee, the same as they do today.
Yes. Set the household size on the tier. Any named household member can present the pass. You can also allow or block paid guests per visit.
Staff can look them up by phone at the desk, no link needed. The member can also tap "Email me this link" on their pass page to have it sent again.

Troubleshooting

IssueCauseFix
Cannot turn on PuttPass Stripe Connect payouts not onboarded, or not on the Premium plan Finish Stripe onboarding in the Payouts tab and confirm your plan is Premium or higher.
Member shows up but cannot check in Blackout date, off-peak window, or the pass is expired or past due The desk panel shows the reason. Offer the walk-up rate, or send them to renew if the pass expired.
Pass not active right after payment The confirmation can lag a few seconds behind the payment Check the status on the success page and the payment record before asking the member to pay again. Contact support if activation remains pending.
Desk lookup finds no pass Phone number entered differently, or the pass belongs to another location Re-enter the mobile number, or ask the member to show their pass page. Passes are scoped to the location that sold them.