[toddsmig]

TV hasn't updated their online golf system in decades. Especially same day, having to call multiple courses in the hopes of maybe finding a tee time wastes golfers' time, and the starters'/pro shops' time. Most courses nowadays (outside of TV) have "real time" tee times right on their website. As a reservation is made, the site updates immediately. Calling around course to course is archaic. Id#'s and the "points" system could all easily be integrated into a new real-time, entirely web based system.

[Bogie Shooter]

I don’t think anyone on TOTV can do what you are asking for.
Have you called Golf Administration?

[Mrprez]

Didn’t they put it out for bid? Most companies declined to participate due to the large numbers of tee times we have every day. But, I thought one company said they could do it, but haven’t heard anything else.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by toddsmig

TV hasn't updated their online golf system in decades. Especially same day, having to call multiple courses in the hopes of maybe finding a tee time wastes golfers' time, and the starters'/pro shops' time. Most courses nowadays (outside of TV) have "real time" tee times right on their website. As a reservation is made, the site updates immediately. Calling around course to course is archaic. Id#'s and the "points" system could all easily be integrated into a new real-time, entirely web based system.

The District posted a Job Opening earlier this month, for a new Director to manage the Golf Tee Time system. The job is no longer posted, so I assume they hired someone.

Perhaps give them a call.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by toddsmig

TV hasn't updated their online golf system in decades. Especially same day, having to call multiple courses in the hopes of maybe finding a tee time wastes golfers' time, and the starters'/pro shops' time. Most courses nowadays (outside of TV) have "real time" tee times right on their website. As a reservation is made, the site updates immediately. Calling around course to course is archaic. Id#'s and the "points" system could all easily be integrated into a new real-time, entirely web based system.

Just a thought: Upgrading could cost m.o.n.e.y.. That would mean higher amenity fees, I agree it's very outdated, but paying more for a new system may be very unpopular ? Did you see the suggestion on this site that perhaps raising the fees to have better maintenance, especially on the executives ? It was instantly very UN popular, so, taking the negative view, probably not going to see a new, improved, real time system ! ?

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

I don’t think anyone on TOTV can do what you are asking for.
Have you called Golf Administration?

Think the poster meant any of us (residents) could change it ? Maybe they just wanted to "toss" it out for discussion, see how people react, take the "temperature", LOL, so to speak ?

[kellyjam]

The Villages loves DOS too much to change.

[kkingston57]

[QUOTE=toddsmig;2336009]TV hasn't updated their online golf system in decades. Especially same day, having to call multiple courses in the hopes of maybe finding a tee time wastes golfers' time, and the starters'/pro shops' time. Most courses nowadays (outside of TV) have "real time" tee times right on their website. As a reservation is made, the site updates immediately. Calling around course to course is archaic. Id#'s and the "points" system could all easily be integrated into a new real-time, entirely web based system.[/QUOTE

Met a man 3 years ago who wrote the current tee time system program and he told me that the administration was looking for bidders to re write the system but could not do it. WAY too many different contingencies.

[tophcfa]

Leave it as is, I got it all figured out and don’t want to have to figure out a new system.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

Met a man 3 years ago who wrote the current tee time system program and he told me that the administration was looking for bidders to re write the system but could not do it. WAY too many different contingencies.

Software developer of 30+ years here. The algorithm is actually quite straightforward with very few data points compared to many with 120 different data points that I've worked on for things like travel booking sites. A working prototype could be coded in a weekend, but realistically a customer facing suitable replacement could easily be done in 200 hours. I've worked on apps with over 1 million daily users. A few thousand a day isn't much of a big deal.

[Rwirish]

The system works just fine.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

Just a thought: Upgrading could cost m.o.n.e.y.. That would mean higher amenity fees, I agree it's very outdated, but paying more for a new system may be very unpopular ? Did you see the suggestion on this site that perhaps raising the fees to have better maintenance, especially on the executives ? It was instantly very UN popular, so, taking the negative view, probably not going to see a new, improved, real time system ! ?

In that case I would suggest we get the poster from another related thread to do it. He claimed he ran 98 websites including servers, routers, switches, rent, payroll, updates, equipment replacement and electricity for $2.50/month. Here's his chance to prove it

[Mrmean58]

Most other courses do not have to juggle reservations for 50+ courses and up to 10000 tee time requests daily based on the current points system. So let's start with that. If the request requirements were not a factor then what you ask for could be easily done. Calling on the phone to individual courses would be no different than you accessing individual websites to see what's available with the exception of it being much easier on the golf shop staff.

[Mrmean58]

200 hours at what rate? $250-500 per hour. Now let's assume the current computer equipment is capable of running modern day programs. (Hint: it's not). So then you are asking for over a hundred locations to be upgraded.

[srswans]

Originally Posted by toddsmig

TV hasn't updated their online golf system in decades. …

Yeah, it could be improved.

The need to call each starter shack on day-of is probably due to each starter having a printed copy of the tee times. The starter appears to use that to determine open slots. However, I do see them check online sometimes at the newer courses (e.g., Mickylee) to validate ID cards.

Also, the actual algorithm used and the other quirks may be difficult to reverse engineer. I suspect many players would complain if any of that got changed.

This might be a fun side-job for the retired SWENG among us.