According to statistics from law enforcement officials, around 30,000 golf carts are reported stolen yearly in the US.
As golf cart popularity grows, it’s crucial to implement proactive measures to prevent theft and protect these valuable assets.
By increasing awareness and enhancing security features, we can help reduce these numbers in the future.
In late September, Pheasant Run Golf Club in Sharon, Ontario, Canada, effectively applied the GPS tracking feature of their Tagmarshal system to recover 18 golf carts that were stolen during the night.
By leveraging this technology, they could quickly access the golf carts’ live locations and successfully locate them within just half an hour!
This demonstrates the value of utilizing advanced tracking systems for enhanced security and efficiency.
Case Study: Pheasant Run Golf Club in Sharon, Ontario, Canada
“When I arrived at the course at 6 a.m. on September 27th, I saw cart tracks by the main entrance,” reports Graeme McCarrel, Director of Golf at the 27-hole public facility in central Ontario, about 35 miles north of Toronto.
“I sped up to the club and saw that 18 carts were missing. I called my general manager and the police and used my phone to take photographs of the tracks in the dew.”
At 6:30 a.m., McCarrel sat down at his computer in the pro shop and opened the Tagmarshal system the course had used since the beginning of the year.
“I knew which carts were missing, looked on the computer, and saw from GPS tracking that they were about 20 minutes down the road. I knew instantly where they were!”
He passed on the carts’ location to the police, who sent a squad car to watch the area—a chicken coop—until 4 in the afternoon, when a search warrant was executed.
The police entered the coop and found all 18 carts but no suspects.
He had 17 golf carts back the same day; the 18th was severely damaged and will be repaired in the offseason.
Even so, he calculates the savings to him, his insurance, and TurfCare, his cart supplier, at $180,000 Canadian—$10,000 a cart.
McCarrel is already working with Tagmarshal to set up further geo-fencing to his system, which, he says, would have alerted him as soon as the carts were taken off the property.