Breaking Down a 24/7 Unmanned Golf Sim Setup: Booking, Access, Payments, and Ops Fully Integrated
I put together a breakdown of how I’ve been building a 24/7 unmanned golf simulator facility (TeeBox Golf) using a fully integrated automation stack, and thought it might be useful for other operators in this space.
Most simulator businesses I see run into the same issue: the tech works individually, but the system doesn’t.
Booking, payments, access control, simulator software, lighting/HVAC, and customer flow all end up partially connected… which means the owner becomes the integration layer.
This case study walks through how I approached connecting those systems into a single automated workflow so the facility can run with minimal on-site management.
A few things I’ve noticed across operators (including my own build):
The constraint usually isn’t demand—it’s operational complexity
Most “automation” setups are really just semi-manual systems with better software
The biggest unlock is not any single tool, but getting clean handoffs between systems
Once that’s in place, staffing needs drop significantly without hurting customer experience
I’m curious how others are handling this:
Are you running fully integrated booking → access → sim workflows, or still bridging gaps manually? What systems have been hardest to connect cleanly? If you’ve tried to automate operations, where did it break down first?
Always interested in swapping notes with other operators building in this space. Happy to share what’s worked and what didn’t.