Eatertainment x Tech x Pickleball: Meet the Founder of Chipshot Pickleball, Thomas Walsh

We're thrilled to bring you a next-level conversation on the “Behind the Tab” podcast — this time featuring the founder of Chipshot Pickleball (Jacksonville, FL) and our guest partners from PourMyBeer. Together we dig into how a sports venue, a self-pour beer wall, and a cloud-POS system come together to redefine ‘eatertainment’.

What you’ll hear

• How Chipshot Pickleball founder Thomas Walsh traded the pro-golfing life for building a 30,000-sq-ft destination with eight pickleball courts, golf simulators, a full smokehouse, and a self-pour beer wall.

• The friction-points guests face at typical sports/rec venues (“You book a court, lose 20 minutes waiting for food or drinks”) and how Chipshot’s model puts you on the court — and keeps you there — not standing in line.

• How our platform, GoTab, serves as the technology backbone: mobile order & pay, Easy Tab links, RFID/open-tab integration, and how it pairs with PourMyBeer’s self-pour solution.

• Real-world impact: private & corporate event business booming, F&B representing ~70 % of revenue, shared tabs driving higher check averages.

• Founder mindset: from build-out stress to scaling success (they’re already planning #2 location), the importance of tech-forward strategy in modern hospitality + sports.

• Takeaways for operators: Whether you run a stadium-style venue, F&B-centric entertainment club, or a sports club, this episode outlines how the right tech + partner ecosystem creates seamless guest flows and revenue-driven operations.

Who it’s for

• Hospitality and entertainment operators rethinking how to merge sport, food & drink, and technology

• Sports club founders looking to upgrade their guest journey and tech stack

• Tech-forward F&B leaders interested in defining “eatertainment” not just as food + drink, but as guest-centric, tech-enabled experience

• Anyone curious about how mobile ordering, QR/Easy Tabs, RFID, self-pour systems and cloud POS come together in live venues

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Want to dive deeper into “Play + Pour + Plate”? Download the free Pickleball & Padel Playbook from GoTab and start building smarter experience-driven venues at https://gotab.com/guides/the-pickleball-padel-playbook-for-food-beverage.