Verzögerter Zahlungseingang bei Gästespiel und Gegenseitigkeitsabkommen

Definition

Reciprocal arrangements between Australian golf clubs typically allow members of one club to play at another at reduced or zero green fees, sometimes with spending privileges in the bar or pro shop that are charged back to the home club or settled later by the visiting member.[1][6][9] Where these arrangements are administered through paper vouchers, emails, or manual spreadsheets, there is often a lag between play, internal approval and the raising of an invoice, extending time to cash and increasing the risk of non-collection. Club management software providers emphasise the benefits of integrated payment processing, recurring billing and direct debit to eliminate chasing late payers and to automate fee collection.[4][6] In practice, many clubs still allow post-play settlement for groups or reciprocal visitors, especially for corporate and interclub events. If a club has AUD 200k–400k per year passing through guest/reciprocal channels and operates on 30–60 day manual settlement cycles instead of same-day capture via card or direct debit, it is typical to see 10–25% of that balance (AUD 20,000–100,000) tied up in receivables at any given time, with a proportion (1–3% of turnover, AUD 2,000–12,000 annually) eventually written off as bad or disputed debts.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Golf and country clubs in Australia 🇦🇺 lock up AUD 20,000–100,000 in slow-paying guest and reciprocal-club receivables each year. Automating on-the-day fee capture and reciprocal billing rules cuts debtor days and improves cash flow.

Affected Stakeholders

Finance Manager, Accounts Receivable Clerk, Club Manager, Membership Manager, Board Treasurer

Related Business Risks