Golfing legend Jacklin invests in tech start-up

Golf legend Tony Jacklin has invested in a tech start-up seeking to drive change in the golfing industry.

Zest.golf Technologies, which is based in the Netherlands with offices in Scotland, allows golf courses to manage multiple tee time sales channels from one place, setting the price and availability with each separately.

Fast tracked by Scottish Enterprise into its High Growth Programme, the startup is seeking an investment of €790,000 (£680,000) to build core infrastructure in Dundee and invest in product development to boost market uptake.

More than 120 golf courses in five countries have registered with the firm since it was founded last year.

Jacklin, who contributed to Zest.golf’s crowdfunding campaign, said: “It makes golf tourism more accessible and the tee time industry fairer, more open and more profitable for clubs whilst providing a superior experience for the golfer.”