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The Baylor Club at McLane Stadium in Waco is one of the venues Dallas-based Invited is selling to the Oak View Group. [Photo Invited]
Invited Sells its Stadium Clubs Division to Denver Venue Management Company
by David Seeley | Feb 20, 2024
The acquisition by Denver-based Oak View Group comes just months after Dallas-based Invited sold its Big Shots Golf business for around $29 million. Invited's University Stadium Clubs include venues at Baylor's McLane Stadium, Texas Tech's Jones AT&T Stadium, the University of Arizona's Arizona Stadium, and others.
by David Seeley |
Nov 2, 2023
Five years after acquiring BigShots Golf, Invited is stepping away from golf entertainment venues to "laser focus" on its nation-leading portfolio of private golf and country clubs, stadium clubs, and business clubs. Invited says its deal with Topgolf Callaway Brands has "just scratched the surface" of synergies the two aim to jointly pursue.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 30, 2023
In an all-stock merger transaction, Spirit Realty Capital is being acquired by San Diego-based Realty Income Corporation. Spirit Realty is a leading real estate investment trust with tenants including Life Time Fitness, Invited, At Home, Dave and Buster’s/Main Event, Church's Chicken, Dollar Tree, and other national brands.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 15, 2023
Dive into the trends reshaping the retail industry so this year, as spotlighted in recent reports from commercial real estate firm JLL. With insights from JLL Dallas' Rob Franks, discover how next-gen retail concepts are steering the sector towards an exciting future, and how small businesses are proving to be critical drivers of this transformation.
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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 David Seeley | 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.
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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by Lance Murray |
Sep 16, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Jacobs, HF Sinclair and Holly Energy Partners, Caris Life Sciences, Fossil Group, Deloitte, TRG, Invited, Instil Bio, RealPage, Critical Start, Genuine Article, and others.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 23, 2022
If you think it's just an office building, better tee up another ball. The new PGA of America headquarters aims to be a "first-of-its-kind" golf laboratory and a destination for the future of golf, with indoor training facilities, driving range simulators, state-of-the-art education facilities, a video studio, and more. Take a look inside.
The new HQ is just part of the new 660-acre PGA Frisco campus. Two championship golf courses, a new 510-room Omni Resort, a performance center, and other attractions are expected to drive $2.5 billion in economic impact over the next 20 years.
The new HQ is just part of the new 660-acre PGA Frisco campus. Two championship golf courses, a new 510-room Omni Resort, a performance center, and other attractions are expected to drive $2.5 billion in economic impact over the next 20 years.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 3, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from The DEC, American Airlines, Perimeter Medical, BRIX, NEC Corp. of America, Valor, Vizient, Apty, DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas, Southwest Airlines, Nanoscope Therapeutics, TimelyMD, and Thryv Holdings.
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Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, is one of the 200 clubs owned and operated by Dallas-based Invited. [Photo: Invited]
Meet Invited. The Largest Owner of Golf and Country Clubs in the U.S.—Dallas-Based ClubCorp—Unveils a Major Rebranding
by David Seeley | 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.
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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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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