Combine your Dream with a Great Business Opportunity with the #1 Golf Franchise in America!

Founded in 1986, Golf USA has grown to over 100 stores in 32 states and 6 foreign countries. The company was named the Number One Golf Franchise in America by Entrepreneur magazine. This honor was part of Entrepreneur magazine's 24th Annual Franchise 500, which ranks the top 500 franchises in America.

According to Mike Henderson, Golf USA Chairman/CEO, "This honor is a tribute to the hard work of everyone in our corporate office, as well as all our franchisees," Henderson said. "Our goal now is to maintain our position as America's Number One off-course golf franchise, while still offering individuals who love golf an affordable opportunity to own their own golf business".

Our management team has extensive retail and golf experience and can provide you with a solid foundation on which to build your own golf store.

Planning your Success

Golf USA offers a complete pre-opening program and assistance. Including business plan development, site selection assistance, lease negotiations and opening inventory selection.

Marketing & Advertising

By pooling resources into a cooperative advertising fund, GOLF USA store owners reap the rewards of highest quality products at much lower costs. Few independent retailers could afford the quality, effectiveness and scope of materials that are provided to you as a participant in the GOLF USA co-operative advertising fund. Included in the materials your ad fund provides are television spots, direct mail pieces, radio scripts, seasonal in-store signage and point of purchase display.

Camera-ready art for newspaper advertising is provided more than twenty times per year. A Golf USA newsletter is produced to keep you informed and current with what's happening with the ad fund and in GOLF USA stores nationwide. Additionally, the marketing team will advise you on pre-opening and grand opening marketing and advertising activities--another service provided to help assure your store gets off to a great start. After your store opens, assistance is available to help you develop and implement effective marketing plans and strategies.

Training

You might not know the difference between a forged club or a cast club and maybe you've never been in retail sales; however, through GOLF USA'S specialized training program, you will learn product knowledge, merchandising, buying and pricing, accounting and salesmanship. You will receive hands-on experience in our corporate stores. Experienced instructors head our training sessions at our national headquarters. Our store development team will be in your store prior to opening to help put your new knowledge into practical and productive use.

Continuous Support

At Golf USA, we understand that it is only through your success that we can be successful. Therefore, we place a strong emphasis on initial and on-going support to develop a long-term partnership with your store. Though your support needs will change as you gain experience, you can count on our professional staff for:

• Regular Phone Communication
• Frequent Store Visits
• New Product Offering Information
• Special Buying Opportunities
• Business Report Analysis
• Promotional Marketing

Investment

The average project cost for Golf USA stores range from $180,000 to $305,000 (variables include working capital, inventory and size of store).

Golf USA does not have a "Net Worth" requirement, however, the prospective franchisee must have access to at least $50,000 liquid capital to invest in the store. Sources of capital include cash on hand, IRA Accounts, Home Equity Loan, Investors, Friends and Relatives.