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Somewhere in these "rugged rolling hills," golfers will one day be yelling "Fore!" at the Kelly Ranch Golf Club. [Photo: Escalante Golf]
$100M Golf Club with Rolling Hills and 200-Feet Elevation Changes Coming Near Fort Worth
by David Seeley | Dec 5, 2023
Aiming to offer "the crown jewel of Texas golf," Fort Worth-based Escalante Golf is planning a $100 million golf club amid "rugged rolling hills" southwest of Fort Worth, in the heart of the 2,400-acre Kelly Ranch community currently being developed. Its big promise for golf purists: Unlike many country clubs, you'll never hear "pickleball noise" when you're teeing off.
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2023
The exclusive Circle T Ranch reception—an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas franchise—drew founders and funders for pivotal connections and conversations. But the headliner unfolded on stage as Anurag Jain, Hill Perot, and Brendan Gaffey strategized the future of the startup and venture ecosystem in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 26, 2023
As part of her collaboration with Arcis Golf, Lilia Vu will wear the Arcis logo on her sleeve and make special appearances at Arcis Golf member and community events. The World #1 grew up playing at an Arcis club in Southern California—where her father still works as a golf pro.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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[Photo: Drive Shack]
Drive Shack Names Interim CEO and Engages External Finance Pros After CEO, CFO Departures
by Lance Murray | May 3, 2023
The Dallas-based owner and operator of golf-related leisure and entertainment businesses, including Puttery, has announced a search for a new CEO following the departure of Hana Khouri this week. Mike Compton has been named interim CEO. The company expects to name a CFO as it completes its search for a permanent chief executive.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2023
The announcement means Special Olympics athletes will be able to compete in Topgolf as an individual or with a team through Special Olympics Unified Sports, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team for training and competition.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 9, 2023
Kessler brings experience in "off-course golf" to the PGA from his years as COO of Dallas-based Topgolf. That's important, PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh says: "For the first time in history there are now more off-course golfers than on-course, so his track record of innovation and growth has never been more relevant or welcome." Kessler most recently served as CEO of Dallas' Buff City Soap.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2023
The move comes several weeks after Dallas-based Drive Shack—whose portfolio consists of American Golf, Drive Shack, and Puttery—voluntarily delisted from the NYSE.
“We are excited to trade on the OTCQX market to allow efficient, cost-effective access to the U.S. capital markets and transparent trading for our investors as we drive to increase shareholder value in the public markets,” said Hana Khouri, the company's president and CEO.
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Puttery's Illusion course at its location north of Dallas [Photo: Puttery]
‘Going Dark’: Drive Shack Plans to Delist from NYSE, Focus on Growth Without ‘Undue Distraction’
by Quincy Preston | Dec 15, 2022
Dallas-based Drive Shack Inc., creator of the modern mini-golf brand Puttery, plans to voluntarily delist from the NYSE in order to focus on running the business and achieving growth.
Entertainment venues and "competitive socializing" are a driver of that growth: Puttery has expanded to five locations since its debut in North Texas in 2021. "Going dark" will allow management and employees to focus on running the business and achieving growth—without the distractions of being a publicly traded company, it says.
Entertainment venues and "competitive socializing" are a driver of that growth: Puttery has expanded to five locations since its debut in North Texas in 2021. "Going dark" will allow management and employees to focus on running the business and achieving growth—without the distractions of being a publicly traded company, it says.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 20, 2022
Joining Elysian Park Ventures—the private investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ ownership group—PGA of America has formed EP Golf Ventures, LLC. Its first two investments include mobile golf simulator Dryvebox and 3D motion-capture coaching app startup Sportsbox AI.
“Through EP Golf Ventures, we'll be able to identify and invest in the most promising businesses within the golf industry to support both innovation and the growth of the game,” says PGA CEO Seth Waugh.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 10, 2022
A new GolfTEC training center has opened in Southlake to help duffers straighten their slices and handle their hooks.
The new 2,900-square-foot facility features four indoor training bays powered by TECSwing, using Foresight Sports simulators for lessons, club fitting, and practice....
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by David Seeley |
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 Lance Murray | 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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by Lance Murray |
Apr 23, 2019
The facility, which will have an innovation lab, educational facilities, and two championship golf courses among its amenities, will elevate the game to new heights, CEO Seth Waugh says.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 19, 2019
The golf carts being used at the new course have a high-tech system with GPS, the ability to summon a beverage cart, and even a feature to shut down your cart if you venture too close to a hazardous boundary.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 5, 2018
The PGA of America is the membership organization of professional golfers in the U.S., and the headquarters relocation will bring major tournaments, jobs, innovative facilities, prestige, and new technologies to North Texas.
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