Golf club vending machines that open before the pro shop

Balls, gloves, tees and drinks for the 6.30 tee time, long before the pro shop opens. Tee time check in, green fees and member accounts on one touchscreen.

  • Open before the pro shop
  • Contactless
  • Fully managed
Golf vending machine: The Vending Club touchscreen kiosk

The problem at golf clubs

01

First tee at 6.30, shop at 9

Early starters and twilight golfers find the pro shop shut and nowhere to buy a sleeve of balls or a glove.

02

Visitors with nobody to pay

Green fee visitors arrive to an empty clubhouse, with no one to take payment or check them in.

03

The halfway house

Staffed on a busy Saturday, shut on a Tuesday. Nothing to drink between the 9th green and the 10th tee.

04

Lost balls, no spares

A player loses two balls on the 3rd and has nothing left for the back nine.

05

Range tokens and coins

Range balls still bought with tokens or coins from a machine that jams.

06

Walking past the pro shop

Members walk past the shop on the way home. A kiosk by the first tee catches them on the way out.

What we stock

A golf planogram built around the first tee and the turn, agreed with you and tuned from sales data. Brands shown on screen are illustrative, not partners. No high-caffeine energy drinks in any planogram; the machines ship 2027-ready.

Every golf planogram is agreed with the club before install, then tuned from sales data. The club side of the machine (fees, check in, sign ups) sits on the same screen as the stock.

  • Golf ballsKit
  • GlovesKit
  • TeesKit
  • Ball markersKit
  • Pitch mark repairersKit
  • Still waterFuel
  • Sports drinksFuel
  • Snacks and barsFuel
  • Sun creamOutdoor
  • Tee time check inClub
  • Green feesClub
  • Range ballsClub

Screens built for golf

The journeys we switch on for this sport. Screens are configured per club at install.

Your round screen on the golf vending kiosk
01Your round

Find today's tee time, confirm the group and check everyone in together.

Golf essentials screen on the golf vending kiosk
02Golf essentials

Balls, gloves and tees in a shop-style grid. Tap to add, pay once.

Book a tee time screen on the golf vending kiosk
03Book a tee time

Tee times, practice bays and lessons on the same screen.

Tap to pay screen on the golf vending kiosk
04Tap to pay

Contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay or a member account.

Shown on the platform's golf screens. Club branding and layout are configured at install.

Integrations for golf

Connects with your club systems

Many UK clubs run their tee sheet on systems such as BRS Golf, IntelligentGolf or Club V1. Knowing today's tee sheet lets the kiosk check players in and take green fees.

  • Core platform, every sector
  • Contactless card
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Remote telemetry
  • TVC account
  • Xero

Why it works here

Nothing on this page is a statistic until it links to a source. England Golf participation figures to be added once verified.

6am

first tee times at many clubs, hours before the pro shop or the bar opens.

Venue pattern, no statistic claimed
Green fees

paid by visitors on the kiosk and checked against the tee sheet, with no member of staff needed.

Club pattern, no statistic claimed
The kiosk is the front desk when nobody is on it
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Three ways to have one

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Fully managed

We own, stock and service the machine. The club earns commission on every sale and never touches a delivery or a fault.

Upfront cost
None
Who stocks it
TVC
Club earns
Commission
Fixed cost

Lease

A fixed monthly cost. You run the stock with our planogram, telemetry and supplier pricing. Service and software included.

Upfront cost
None
Who stocks it
The club
Club earns
All margin
Own it

Purchase

Buy the machine outright. Software, telemetry and support on subscription. Suits clubs with capital grants to spend.

Upfront cost
Price on proposal
Who stocks it
The club
Club earns
All margin

Golf club questions

Can visitors pay green fees on it?

Yes. A visitor picks their tee time, pays by contactless and is checked in. The club sees every green fee reconciled in the monthly statement.

Does it connect to our tee sheet?

Tee sheet integrations such as BRS Golf are on the roadmap. Until one is live we describe it honestly as on the roadmap, and tee times can be managed manually meanwhile.

Will it compete with our pro shop?

It complements it. The kiosk sells essentials when the shop is closed, and the extended shop screen can take orders for collection from the pro shop.

Where does it go?

Inside the clubhouse, locker room lobby or a covered area near the first tee. It is not weatherproof unless confirmed for a specific unit.

Can it replace the halfway house?

On quiet days, yes: drinks and snacks at the turn without staffing a hut. On busy days it takes the pressure off the queue.

Can it sell energy drinks?

No. From April 2027 high-caffeine drinks cannot be sold to under-16s in England. No TVC planogram includes them, including at clubs with junior sections.

What does it cost?

Depends on the model: fully managed revenue share, lease or purchase. No prices are published until approved; the site survey comes with a written proposal.

See it by your first tee

A free site survey checks power, footfall, placement and signal. You get a golf stock plan and screens, no obligation.

Book a free site survey → Free, half a day on site, no obligation. Or email hello@thevendingclub.co.uk