Beverage cart app & cart tracking
Every order on a map. Every cart on the same map.
A beverage cart drives a loop and hopes. With FairwayTab, golfers order from their own cart and name the hole, and the attendant works from a list of real orders, oldest first. Add cart tracking and the list becomes a live course map: the beverage cart’s position, a pin for every located order, and golfers who can see the cart coming.
Golfers order from their cart; the attendant knows the hole and the cart before driving anywhere. The beverage cart stops passing thirsty groups on the wrong side of the course.
What the beverage cart attendant sees
Every order, oldest first
Open orders arrive on the staff console sorted by how long they have waited, each showing the cart and the hole the golfer named.
A live course map
With cart tracking on, the console becomes a course map: orders from golfers who shared their location are pinned where they ordered, labeled with the order number and hole.
The cart’s own dot
A small tracker on the beverage cart puts it on the same map, so dispatch is a glance, not a radio call.
What’s left on the cart
With tracking, load the cart from a standard list, deliveries count down, and a count at the turn corrects it. Every variance is logged.
Golf cart GPS tracking, for food and beverage
Most golf cart GPS systems are bought for pace of play and yardage, and they are priced per cart. FairwayTab’s tracking does one job: put the beverage cart on the map next to the orders it needs to deliver.
The add-on is $49/mo and includes the tracker and the course gateway. It mounts in an afternoon, and you switch it on when the hardware is on the cart and off any time. Orders still flow to your printers, screens and the staff console with or without it.
What golfers see
When tracking is on and a golfer shares their location, their phone shows how far out the beverage cart is once the order is being prepared. A wait you can watch feels shorter than one you can’t.
Beverage cart service your license can live with
Service hours
Gate 21+ items to your approved window. Food keeps flowing; golfers see exactly when drinks return.
ID check at handoff
An order with alcohol can’t be marked ready or delivered until staff confirm ID, and one check covers that cart’s group for the round.
Drink caps
Per-order drink limits golfers see before they pay — no awkward conversation at the cart.
Refusal log
When an attendant refuses service, they record it with a reason on the order’s history.
Questions operators ask
Do golfers need an app to order from the beverage cart?
No. They scan the QR code in their cart and order in the browser. The attendant uses the staff console on a phone or tablet.
Do we need GPS tracking to use the beverage cart app?
No. Every order carries the cart and the hole the golfer named, and the attendant sees them sorted by wait either way. The tracking add-on adds the live course map, the cart’s position and the arrival estimate golfers see.
What hardware does cart tracking need?
A small tracker on each beverage cart and one course gateway, both included in the $49/mo add-on. Nothing is installed on the golfers’ carts.
What happens if a golfer doesn’t share their location?
Their order still arrives with the cart and the hole they named. Location only adds a pin on the map and the arrival estimate on their phone.
How do tips work for beverage cart attendants?
When your course turns tipping on, golfers can add a tip as they pay. Every order records its tip — including a choice not to tip — so payouts reconcile.
How much does it cost? Are there per-order fees?
FairwayTab Course is $349/mo flat for an 18-hole course, driving ranges are $199/mo, and multi-course clubs and resorts are $549/mo. Orders are unlimited and there is no per-order platform commission. FairwayTab Pay is 3.5% of each order’s subtotal with card processing included and no setup fee; or bring your own processor and keep your own merchant rates after a one-time $299 setup. Every plan starts with 30 days free.
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Send the cart where the orders are.
Start with ordering, add tracking when you’re ready. 30 days free.