Why Traditional Teesheet Software Fails Simulator Golf Businesses

As simulator golf continues to grow, many business owners find themselves stuck with tools that were never built for them. The typical tee sheet software was designed for traditional courses—and it shows. What works on a fairway doesn’t always work in a bay.

Let’s take a look at why most outdoor-focused booking systems fall short when it comes to simulator golf—and what to look for instead.

1. The UI feels outdated—because it is

Most traditional golf software was designed years ago for course pros managing tee times from a desktop. But simulator golf is a different world. Customers are younger, mobile-first, and often booking last-minute. Clunky dropdowns and hard-to-navigate screens just don’t cut it anymore.

Your staff shouldn't need a manual to create a simple booking—and your customers shouldn't feel like they’re using a DMV portal.

2. Tee sheet logic doesn’t match bay-based scheduling

Here’s the core mismatch: golf courses operate around tee times, but simulators operate around bay hours.

Let’s say you run an indoor golf lounge with 6 bays. You rent by the hour, not by hole or foursome. Trying to fit that into a traditional tee-time structure is like fitting a square peg into a round hole. It leads to double bookings, scheduling gaps, and frustrated staff.

3. Event & league scheduling is way harder than it should be

Weekly leagues, corporate events, one-off tournaments—these are the bread and butter of indoor golf. But most legacy tee sheet systems don’t support flexible recurring reservations or multi-bay hold blocks.

Simulator businesses need to plan for shared space, mixed group sizes, and real-time bay logic. Most tee sheets just aren’t built for that level of complexity.

4. You shouldn’t have to “hack” your software to run your business

We’ve spoken to dozens of simulator operators who use spreadsheets, phone notes, and even paper logs alongside their tee sheet system—just to keep things running.

That’s not a sustainable workflow. You deserve software that works with you, not around you.

There’s a better way

At Teelogix, we designed our booking system specifically for simulator golf businesses. From bay-based scheduling to dynamic pricing, event blocks, and mobile-first UI—everything was built with indoor golf in mind.

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