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Jordan Spieth answers questions at a Barclays pre-tournament press conference in 2015. [File photo: L.E.MORMILE/Shutterstock]

Jordan Spieth Invests in Dallas-Based Invited, Becomes an Advisor and Strategic Partner

by | Dec 15, 2022
Spieth will also become a brand ambassador for Invited, the leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs and city and stadium clubs in North America. Along with 200 clubs in 29 states, Invited owns seven BigShots Golf venues.

Founded in 1957 and formerly known as ClubCorp, the company rebranded as Invited last April for a new high-tech era of "democratized" golf. Now it will also partner with the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation with fundraisers at its clubs across the U.S.
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Game On: North Texas is a ‘High-Tech Entertainment’ Paradise
by | Jul 28, 2022
From Topgolf to Puttery, Electric Shuffle, TOCA Social, Two Bit Circus and more, North Texas may be America's greatest high-tech playground.

Check out this roundup of who's playing what where.
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SMU Lands One of its Largest Gifts Ever to Fund Entrepreneurship
by | Apr 28, 2022
William Spears, founder and CEO of Dallas-based sustainability solutions firm Cenergistic, has given SMU the largest donation from a non-alum in its more than century-long history.

The gift will be used to set up the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership within the Cox School of Business, as well as the Spears Accelerator, to help get student- and faculty-formed businesses off the ground, and other entrepreneur-supporting efforts.
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Meet Invited. The Largest Owner of Golf and Country Clubs in the U.S.—Dallas-Based ClubCorp—Unveils a Major Rebranding
by | Apr 22, 2022
“Invited is not just a name. It’s everything we are,” says CEO David Pillsbury. It's a game changer: ClubCorp sees a new high-tech era of "democratized" golf.

The rebranding announcement follows last week's Bloomberg report that Apollo Global Management Inc.—which took ClubCorp private in 2017—is weighing an IPO for the country club operator as early as this year, at a potential value of around $4.5 billion. 
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Invited CEO David Pillsbury [Photo: Karen E. Segrave | KES Photo]

Invited CEO on Dallas as a ‘Golf Mecca,’ the $100M BigShots Golf Expansion, and How Tech Is Changing the Game

by | Sep 27, 2021
Dallas-based Invited is the #1 owner and operator of private golf and country clubs in the U.S. CEO David Pillsbury tells Dallas Innovates the trend toward tech and golf entertainment is attracting millennials, "democratizing" the sport, and growing his business. Now an $80M arrangement with VICI Properties is fueling a "steep" growth curve for Invited's BigShots venues.
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Follow the Money: Safe Harbor Marinas Gets $41M, Mooala Nets $8.3M; Improving Acquires Code Authority
by | Nov 7, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving North Texas businesses, you’ll also find news from Supply, Double Eagle Capital, RealPage, Madelinetosh, Bombardier, Vivify Health, Principal Solar, Zona Energy, ClubCorp, and Del Frisco’s.
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Topgolf, ClubCorp Team to Step Up Golf Game
by | Jun 21, 2017
Together, the Dallas-area headquartered companies plan to boost live and virtual golfing experiences for members.
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