A computer-implemented method for automatically providing rate integrity in golfing products and real-time tracking, comprising:
- storing, by a backend system, parameters for a product in a database, including a dollar value for the product and a jurisdiction where the product is sold, wherein the product is one of a tee time and a tee time voucher;
- normalizing, by the backend system, the dollar value to a point value according to conversion criteria set by a backend administrator, wherein the conversion criteria is specific to the jurisdiction and includes a tax rate for the jurisdiction, to provide rate integrity across different jurisdictions;
- generating, by the backend system, a deal for the product to be presented on an online marketplace;
- setting, by the backend system, a unique booking engine URL for accessing the deal at one or more golf courses;
- transmitting, by the backend system, the deal to the online marketplace for presenting to a user according to posting criteria set by a course/client administrator;
- presenting, by a user device, the online marketplace to the user via an application running on the user device;
- presenting, by the user device, a search interface for receiving the search criteria input by the user;
- transmitting, by the user device, the search criteria to the backend system over a wireless communications network;
- searching for the deal on the online marketplace, by the backend system, according to search criteria received from the user device
- comparing, by the backend system, a point balance of the user of the online marketplace to the point value to determine a purchase price for the deal;
- adjusting, by the backend system, the purchase price for the deal according to pricing criteria based on memberships of the user at the one or more golf courses to determine an adjusted purchase price for the deal;
- presenting, by the backend system, the adjusted purchase price as the price for the deal on the online marketplace;
- providing, by the backend system the unique booking engine URL to the user device when the search criteria matches the deal;
- receiving, by the backend system, a payment equivalent to the adjusted purchase price, wherein at least a portion of the payment is electronic funds;
- allocating, by the backend system, the electronic funds between client accounts according to payment criteria;
- presenting, by the user device, a score tracking interface for receiving the score tracking parameters input by the user during the round of golf;
- transmitting, by the user device, the score tracking parameters to the backend system over the wireless communications network in real-time;
- receiving and recording, in real-time by the backend system, score tracking parameters from the user device during a round of golf corresponding to the tee time or the tee time voucher, wherein the score tracking parameters include a hole number;
- tracking, in real-time by the backend system, a physical location of the user according to the hole number;
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- staggering a subsequent tee time based on the physical location of the user.