An Inside Look at the Golf Management Space

  Approximately 15% of U.S. golf facilities work with third-party management companies, or almost 2,100 of the 14,000 nationwide. This proportion of overall supply is up from 11% in 2010 and has remained relatively steady over the past five years. In recent years, consolidation has been more noteworthy than overall growth, at least big-picture, with Troon – the world’s leading golf management company – expanding its portfolio with the acquisitions of Green Golf Partners and OB Sports Golf Management in 2019, Indigo Partners (formerly Billy Casper Golf) in 2021, and ICON Management Services in 2022. Most recently, GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness merged with Brown Golf to create a ...