Golf Tech Brings State-of-the-Art Ball Management Technology to the Tuttendörfl and Schwechat Golf Range Facilities

Golf Tech, a leading provider of innovative golf course technology, announces the successful rollout of state-of-the-art ball management solutions at the Tuttendörfl and Schwechat golf range facilities. The implementation was carried out in close collaboration with technology partners Relox Robotics and Range Servant.

While Tuttendörfl received a fully integrated, fully automated ball management system, Schwechat uses the Relox Range Picker as an autonomous standalone unit. There too, the robot takes care of reliably and continuously collecting the golf balls and automatically refills the ball dispenser – a considerable relief for day-to-day operations.

In Tuttendörfl, by contrast, the Relox robot forms the heart of an end-to-end system: after unloading, the collected balls are automatically transported via a powerful blower system to the Range Servant washing unit and then distributed via a lift system into three ball dispensers. This fully integrated loop system operates around the clock (24/7) and guarantees maximum efficiency with minimal staffing.

The Relox Range Picker itself represents a new era in golf course management:
With a collection capacity of up to 1,000 balls per round and a daily throughput of up to 30,000 balls, it handles even heavily used facilities with ease. Unloading takes place via a ditch or drop-off station with a capacity of up to 5,000 balls. Thanks to its battery life of up to 6 hours, a charging time of just two hours, and quiet, player-friendly operation, it fits perfectly into any driving range.

Another technical highlight is the advanced GPS navigation system, which operates with a precision of up to 2.5 cm — with no boundary wires at all. This not only reduces installation effort but also allows flexible adaptation to different range layouts.

“With this technology, we are saying a final goodbye to manual ball collection and the limitations of conventional systems,” emphasises Thomas Reiter, Managing Director of Golf Tech Golfartikelvertriebs GmbH. “Our customers benefit from reliability, efficiency and a significantly improved training experience.”

Thanks to the intelligent combination of state-of-the-art components, Tuttendörfl now ranks among Europe's most technologically advanced practice facilities. In Schwechat too, the use of the Relox robot shows how even a single system module can massively ease and modernise daily operations. With these projects, Golf Tech once again underlines its role as an innovation driver in the golf industry.