Golf Course Maintenance Business

Golf Course Maintenance Business Success Stories [2024]

Updated: October 6th, 2024

The golf course maintenance involves repairing and replacing club assets, mowing and treating turf, eliminating ball marks, and removing debris to ensure enhanced playing conditions. Starting a golf course maintenance business is both fun and a rewarding experience.

Like other businesses, ensure a good business plan and conduct competitor research. To start, you can buy a golf course maintenance business or get into franchising.

In this list, you'll find real-world golf course maintenance business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a golf course maintenance business that makes money.

1. Live Tourney ($36K/year)

During COVID lockdowns, Matt Robinson, a 29-year-old software engineer obsessed with golf, saw the need for a simpler, more affordable tournament management tool when his home course's head pro mentioned issues with existing options. This led him to create Live Tourney, now rapidly growing with $18K in revenue in January 2024 alone.

How much money it makes: $36K/year
How much did it cost to start: $250
How many people on the team: 1

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My Golf App Side Project Makes $36K/Year

Golf course software startup Live Tourney saw $18k in revenue, with $3k MRR after launching in 2023, focusing on a simple web-based live leaderboard solution for golf events and targeting customer growth through cold calls and innovative recruitment strategies.

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