“How Many Strokes is the ideal way to present a golf club’s handicap conversion table in the World Handicap System,” states Tonny Gottlieb, CEO and founder of How Many Strokes, a Danish-based technology company. The How Many Strokes system was developed in 2018/19 by Gottlieb – an avid golfer with a professional background in business technology solutions – who wanted to create a global, digital system that would allow golf clubs to hand out conversion rates to members and guests in a smart way, particularly once the new World Handicap System came into effect.
Powered by a highly sophisticated digital display, guests and members are able to quickly obtain their player handicap for the course and available tee boxes in less than ten seconds, eradicating the need for framed conversion tables mounted on the wall or laying around the reception area. “The system saves time, space and eventually resources by eliminating paper and time-consuming ways of calculating changes to the club’s course handicaps,” said Gottlieb.
“How Many Strokes is a digital conversion table that comes with different types of displays: a 10-inch desk display; a 15 and a 21-inch wall-mounted touch screen, and a 21.5-inch touch screen display stand. That way, each club can choose which solution best suits the club’s interior and when the slope, course rating and course length are changed, the club can simply update this in the system and the conversion tables are automatically adjusted.” And furthermore, when players are not using the system, clubs can display adverts or pictures on the screen in order to promote marketing campaigns.
“Once you acquire the system, all club managers have to do is verify the slope rating and length of your golf course, then choose and mount your preferred display,” added Gottlieb. “Your guests and members can then enjoy the benefit of the system, which is easy-to-use, attractive and a precise way of obtaining their playing handicap at your club. Any future changes to the conversion tables are done electronically, easily eliminating the potential for errors.”
The Scandinavian near Copenhagen was one of the first clubs to switch to the new system, with CEO, David Shepherd saying: “With 36 holes and ten different tee boxes, we used to have ten framed tables on the wall, and although the numbers were nicely presented, How Many Strokes is a cooler and more modern way to give users of the club the information they need.”
Hans Lavrids Knudsen, golf manager of Lübker Golf & Spa Resort added: “When people enter the club, they always ask for the conversion tables. When shown the screen, their reaction is, ‘that’s very ingenious,’ and they easily manage the system,” he said.
