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World Wide Golf Development, Ltd. is a company specializing in the development and improvement of golf practice facilities, non-regulation golf courses and family entertainment facilities. World Wide Golf Development, Ltd. is a full-service consulting firm capable of advising you on site selection, design decisions, and profit maximization techniques. Our experience and in-depth knowledge of day-to-day requirements for operating a successful facility will allow you to see the effect of site appropriateness, equipment, design considerations, and operational procedures before you invest.

WWG Development has owned and managed ranges and family entertainment facilities. These facilities have allowed us to test equipment, practices and procedures. Through these experiences and interaction with hundreds of facilities throughout the country, we maintain our working knowledge of the state of the art in the business.

World Wide Golf has gathered a team of the finest experts inside and out of the golf industry capable of advising and assisting you in any area of your business. Our staff of experts can advise and assist you in every facet of your business. Whether you need a marketing program, advertising, upgrades, financing, or just need help growing grass, we can help by bringing the best in the industry to you.

Additionally, through World Wide Golf Development’s American Range Company, a manufacturer of the finest range equipment available, any equipment requirements can be satisfied. We recognized that there are a number of manufacturers producing fine equipment. However, seldom did any of these manufacturers have all of the right equipment to fit the exact needs of each facility. WWG will configure the best products to match your exact requirements regardless of manufacturing source. Because of World Wide Golf’s loyal client base, we were able to form distributor and representative relationships with the other leading manufacturers. This resulted in the truly unique position of being able to offer our customers a customized configuration of equipment mixing and matching products to best meet their specific needs.

Clients engage us to do anywhere from a one-day review of plans to a full project management role for a turnkey development.

World Wide Golf Development has assisted nearly one hundred facilities make the correct decisions. Please consider us at the outset of your project or if issues or concerns develop during the project or during operation.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to advise, assist, and if requested to undertake to develop successful golf practice facilities, non-regulation golf courses, and family entertainment centers. We measure success as value in development along with efficiency and profitability in operation.

World Wide Golf Development, Ltd. provides an array of consulting services that are custom designed to suit the needs of our clients. In general, most of our services fall into one of the categories listed below. Additionally, from time to time, clients will engage us in specific projects unique to their needs.

• Initial Market Investigation. A general overview of the market and the project giving the client a quick look at the potential for a project.



• Market Feasibility Study – Development. A study to ascertain the market and financial potential of a particular site to be developed as an alternative golf facility. This in-depth study includes: community overview, defining the market, area demographics, competition, potential market share, site analysis, projected I/O analysis, significant findings, and recommendations.



• Market Feasibility Study – Acquisition/Refinancing. The acquisition of existing facilities requires careful planning and knowledge of both the property under consideration and its market area. Additionally, a careful complete due diligence will paint a clear picture of the potential for present and future revenue generation and debt retirement.



• Operational Audit. Operational structure and procedures strongly impact profitability of individual profit centers along with the entire operation. Balancing product and service quality with maximum revenue generation and cost efficient operation requires a dedicated ongoing effort. Periodic external reviews validate any internal analysis and can be used as a strategic planning tool.



• Feasibility Study Review. WWG will validate the credibility of work conducted by another firm. Additionally, if a second opinion is needed WWG will prepare a second opinion for the client.



• Custom Golf Market Demand Analysis. This analysis is to quantify the strength of a particular area’s golf market and potential demand for all types of golf services.



• Site selection. A mistake at this level can be a disaster. WWG will help reduce this risk.



• Plan feasibility. WWG will review the financial projections and test them for reasonableness.



• Assistance with Planning Commissions and Zoning Boards. We have prepared expert opinion letters and testified before commissions and boards on the issues of lighting, traffic and parking, and other related topics.



• Facility construction considerations. There are numerous issues to consider at this stage to avoid problems later.



• Building and pro shop design considerations. Certain features should be included that will result in future benefit.



• Equipment selection. Which equipment and the extent of automation are issues WWG will help with.



• Staffing. How many people will you need? What are the skill levels needed? WWG helps with these issues.



• Cash control techniques. WWG offers ideas on how to avoid theft and losses in a predominantly cash business.



• Advertising and promotions. WWG has developed tried and true promotion and advertising techniques. These include methods to work with not for profit organizations that help instill the range business as a good neighbor and community member. Let our in-house web experts assist in the development of a web-based marketing program.



• Recommended vendors for all aspects of the business. WWG has compiled a list of preferred partners for virtually all of the business needs from business insurance to turf installers.



• Follow up. We maintain our site notes and records of every engagement so we can quickly refresh ourselves when questions come up after our involvement has ended.