Two public courses in San Jose, Calif. - Santa Teresa Golf Club and San Jose Municipal Golf Course – have distinguished themselves from their competition with the addition of 20 Segway x2 Golf units at each course for guest rentals. The units add new elements and excitement to the game, keeping existing members interested and loyal, and attracting new customers to the game and course. This marks the largest implementation of Segway x2 Golf units in the United States.
Since they were deployed at the San Jose courses this past spring, more than 1,400 golfers have participated in free training sessions teaching them how to use the Segway x2 Golf, with four out of five players renting a unit for a round afterwards. After successfully completing a training session, players are issued a certification card that allows them to use the Segway x2 Golf at either of the two courses.
“Market research has shown that in the golf business you must differentiate your facility, develop programs that encourage loyalty to the club and continually seek to make the game more fun in order to be successful,” said Bob McGrath, General Manager at San Jose Municipal. “Having Segway x2 Golf units at our facility satisfies all three criteria, making it the perfect investment. Any golf club that wants to accomplish similar goals needs to consider bringing the Segway x2 Golf to their course.”
The Segway x2 Golf features breakthrough LeanSteer™ technology that makes the ride even more intuitive than past models, and a wireless InfoKey™ controller provides added convenience and security. The Segway x2 Golf features a bag carrier, a scorecard holder and special low-pressure tires that enable the Segway x2 Golf to travel gently on the course, causing less damage to the turf than a golf cart.1 It can easily travel the fairways for more than 18 holes of golf on one battery charge
Nestled against the hills of south San Jose, Santa Teresa Golf Club is a par 71 course stretching across 6,742 yards. It is one of the most popular and challenging courses in the Bay Area, averaging 90,000 rounds per year, and features wide fairways, fast greens and strategically placed hazards. San Jose Municipal Golf Course, which also averages 90,000 rounds per year, was designed by Robert Muir Graves and opened for play in 1968. The par 72 course traverses more than 6,700 yards.