Scottsdale Golf Group

What Scottsdale Golf Group does

Scottsdale Golf Group is a privately held golf operating company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona that owns, manages, and markets a portfolio of five premium golf properties in the Scottsdale/Mesa corridor: Hillcrest Golf Club, Legend Trail Golf Club, Orange Tree Golf Resort, Painted Mountain Golf Resort, and Red Mountain Ranch Country Club. The group also operates John Jacobs' Golf Schools & Academies, the company's most recognized brand, which graduates approximately 15,000 students per year and is described as the nation's largest golf school. Beyond property operations and instruction, the company provides three professional service lines: third-party golf course management, golf course marketing services, and corporate/group golf event programming.

Name

Scottsdale Golf Group

Legal name

Scottsdale Golf Group

Website

https://scottsdalegolfgroup.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Scottsdale Golf Group is a privately held Arizona-based golf company that owns and manages five premium Scottsdale-area golf properties and operates John Jacobs' Golf Schools, serving corporate event clients and individual golfers with course management, marketing services, instruction, and event programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Course Management and Golf Hospitality Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), Sporting Goods Retailers (45911)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Golf Equipment, Apparel & Pro Shop Retail (CRAMABAG), Golf Training Aids & Swing Analytics Retail (CRAMAGAG)

Keywords

• Golf course management
• Golf instruction services
• Corporate golf events
• Golf resort operations
• Golf course marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Golf Course Management: Full-service golf course management operations for owned and third-party properties. Manages five golf properties: Hillcrest Golf Club, Legend Trail Golf Club, Orange Tree Golf Resort, Painted Mountain Golf Resort, and Red Mountain Ranch Country Club. Revenue derived from green fees, memberships, food & beverage, pro shop sales, and event hosting.
2. Corporate/Group Golf Events: Organizes and hosts corporate golf outings, tournaments, and group programs. Sold directly via dedicated sales contact with premium pricing for custom programs and experiences.
3. Golf Instruction (John Jacobs' Golf Schools): Golf instruction services including individual lessons, group programs, and vacation golf schools. Graduates approximately 15,000 students per year with multiple instructional formats at high-end resort destinations.
4. Marketing Services: Provides golf course marketing and branding services to third-party clients. Focuses on brand awareness, targeted customer acquisition, and customer conversion optimization.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Scottsdale Golf Group operates and manages a portfolio of five premium Arizona golf properties and resorts, delivers golf instruction through John Jacobs' Golf Schools (the nation's largest golf school with ~15,000 students annually), and provides third-party golf course management, marketing, and corporate/group event services. Revenue is derived from green fees, memberships, food & beverage, pro shop sales, corporate event hosting, golf school tuition, and management/marketing service fees.

Product overview

Scottsdale Golf Group operates a portfolio of five golf courses and resorts in the Scottsdale/Mesa, Arizona area, combined with a suite of professional services. The core product portfolio includes five distinct golf properties: Hillcrest Golf Club (home to the nation's largest golf school), Legend Trail Golf Club (Rees Jones design), Orange Tree Golf Resort, Painted Mountain Golf Resort, and Red Mountain Ranch Country Club (Pete Dye signature). John Jacobs' Golf Schools & Academies, operated under the group, is a leading golf instruction brand. Complementary services include golf course management for third-party properties, marketing services for golf courses, and corporate/group event programming. The company is led by golf industry expert Shelby Futch and manages approximately 15,000 golf students annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• John Jacobs' Golf Schools & Academies: The nation's largest golf school, offering customized golf instruction including tailored lessons, performance fitting experiences, and vacation golf schools at high-end resort destinations. Produces approximately 15,000 graduates per year.

Products and services

• Hillcrest Golf Club

Quantifiable outcome

• ~15,000 students graduated per year from John Jacobs' Golf Schools
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The RWM CompanyminorOthersThe RWM Company provides website development and maintenance services for Scottsdale Golf Group, as noted in the website footer credit.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ClubCorp: ClubCorp (now part of Invited) owns and operates more than 200 golf and country clubs across the U.S. Its membership-driven club model is comparable to Scottsdale Golf Group's country club operations, particularly Red Mountain Ranch, but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• KemperSports: KemperSports is a leading golf course and club management company operating public, private, and resort courses nationwide. Its portfolio management model and corporate event offerings directly parallel Scottsdale Golf Group's owned-and-managed property strategy.
• American Golf Corporation: American Golf operates one of the largest networks of public and private golf facilities in the U.S. with integrated retail and instruction. Comparable to Scottsdale Golf Group as a multi-property owner/operator with pro shop retail and instruction components.
• Billy Casper Golf: Billy Casper Golf (now operating as BCP Golf under Bobby Jones Links) is a course management and operations company running dozens of public and private facilities. Comparable to Scottsdale Golf Group's third-party management service line and multi-property operating model.
• Troon Golf: Troon is the largest third-party golf course management company in the world, managing hundreds of courses across multiple countries. It is directly comparable to Scottsdale Golf Group's course management and corporate events service lines, with significantly broader scale.
• OB Sports Golf Management: OB Sports is an Arizona-based golf course management and marketing company serving public, private, and resort courses in the Southwest. It is one of the closest geographic and operational peers to Scottsdale Golf Group's course management service line.

Emerging players

• David Leadbetter Golf Academy: David Leadbetter Golf Academy is a globally branded premium golf instruction operation with multiple resort locations. It is directly comparable to John Jacobs' Golf Schools as a competing branded, instructor-led tuition business targeting the same affluent consumer segment.
• GOLFTEC: GOLFTEC is a national chain of indoor golf instruction centers using swing analysis technology and certified coaches. It is a partial overlap with John Jacobs' Golf Schools, addressing the same consumer need (improvement) through a technology-driven indoor model.
• Topgolf: Topgolf is a tech-enabled golf entertainment operator that captures casual and younger players. It is an adjacent/competing format for participation mindshare and corporate event spend, although it does not directly compete in traditional championship course play.

Regional players

• PGA National Resort: PGA National Resort is a multi-course resort and instruction destination offering resort play, schools, and corporate events similar to Scottsdale Golf Group. Its Florida footprint makes it a regional rather than direct peer, but the product mix (premium resort + instruction + events) is closely aligned.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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