BookGolfDirect

This customer wanted a fully fledged information and booking system for all golf-courses in Spain with a credit system so that golf clubs can receive bookings from customers. This website included: For Golfers (Public Users) Club Discovery & Search — Search 400+ Spanish golf clubs by name, city, region, or course. Filter and paginate results with featured clubs highlighted. Interactive Satellite Map Explorer — Full-screen Leaflet.js map with all clubs plotted on satellite imagery. Side panel with search, click-to-pan, and popup info cards. Rich Club Profiles — Hero image, description, designer, year founded, facilities grid (pro shop, restaurant, driving range, buggy rental, etc.), contact info, and embedded satellite map with Google Maps navigation link. Detailed Course Pages — Holes, par, length, slope/course rating, terrain type, difficulty badge, green speed, water hazards, bunker count, grass types, and guide green fee pricing (weekday/weekend/twilight/buggy). Interactive Scorecard & Hole-by-Hole Guide — Front 9/Back 9 scorecard plus individual hole cards with par, distances from 5 tee boxes, dogleg direction, elevation, hazard info, and pro tips. Live Weather Widget — Current conditions + 3-day forecast on club/course pages via Open-Meteo, with golf-specific tips ("Wind advisory — club up"). Free Online Booking Requests — No account needed. Pick course, date, time, players, submit via AJAX. Dual email: details to club + confirmation to golfer. Reviews & Ratings — Thumbs-up/down system for clubs and courses with instant AJAX submission. News & Articles — Categorized content (news, promotions, events, tips) with featured articles on the homepage. For Golf Club Managers Self-Service Registration — Register, pick your club, get a dashboard. Manager Dashboard — Personalized greeting, stats strip (credit balance, enquiries, pending bookings), and 4-tab layout (Overview, Bookings, Credits, Photos). Booking Management — Track enquiries with status flow (Pending → Sent → Released → Completed/Cancelled). First 10 enquiries include full customer details for free; subsequent ones require 1 credit to unlock. Credit System with Stripe Payments — Buy credit packages (€20–€200) with bonus credits on premium tiers. Credits never expire. Stripe Checkout integration with webhook verification. Photo Management — Upload/delete photos for your club and courses (JPG/PNG/WebP/GIF, max 5 MB), shown on public pages. Transaction History — Full purchase and usage log with running balance. For Site Administrators KPI Dashboard — Today's stats, monthly trends with % change, 14-day sparkline charts, booking status breakdown, top 5 clubs, all-time totals. Club & Course CRUD — Rich forms with interactive facility pickers, terrain/difficulty selectors, featured/active toggles, sortable/filterable tables. News CMS — Article composer with rich toolbar, hero image drag & drop, category pills, publish/featured toggles, and live preview. Review Moderation — Approve/delete reviews with pending count badges. Sales & Revenue Dashboard — Total revenue, monthly breakdown, top buyers leaderboard, recent purchase detail. Stripe & SMTP Settings — Configure test/live Stripe keys, webhook secret, currency. Configure SMTP provider (Gmail, SendGrid, etc.) or fall back to PHP mail(). User Management — View all registered managers, their clubs, credit balances; delete users. Standout / Differentiating Features: Free-then-paid lead model - First 10 booking leads are free, then 1 credit per lead — low barrier for clubs to try the platform No account needed to book - Golfers book instantly without registration, reducing friction Satellite map explorer - Visual, interactive way to discover golf across all of Spain Hole-by-hole pro tips - Detailed playing advice per hole — rare for booking platforms Live golf weather tips - Not just weather data but context-aware advice for golfers Credits never expire - Manager-friendly monetization — no pressure to use up credits Zero SDK Stripe integration - Pure cURL-based Stripe Checkout — no Composer/SDK dependencies