Raspberry Golf Management

Name

Raspberry Golf Management

Legal name

Raspberry Golf Management

Website

https://raspberrygolfmgmt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Course Management Consulting

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Golf Equipment, Apparel & Pro Shop Retail (CRAMABAG)

Keywords

• Golf course consulting
• Golf course management
• Golf course acquisition
• Golf course development
• Golf operations services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Golf Course Consulting and Management Services: Professional consulting services including golf course acquisition, development, operations, and management. Revenue is generated through consulting fees, management contracts, and operational oversight of owned or managed golf properties.
2. Golf Instruction: Revenue from the Raspberry Golf Academy providing golf instruction services at multiple locations across Northern Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania, and Phoenix areas.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Raspberry Golf Management is a full-service golf course consulting firm providing acquisition, development, operations, and management services to golf course owners, developers, and investors. The firm also directly operates a portfolio of golf properties and ancillary programs (instructional academy and a multi-course rewards program) under management contracts across the Eastern United States.

Product overview

Raspberry Golf Management is a full-service golf course consulting firm offering three core consulting services—Golf Course Acquisition, Golf Course Development, and Golf Course Management—alongside managing a portfolio of seven golf properties. The portfolio includes five semi-private golf courses (Augustine Golf Club, Bull Run Golf Club, Old Hickory Golf Club, Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club, and Virginia Golf Center), the Raspberry Golf Academy instructional program, and the Raspberry Golf Trail rewards program. The consulting services provide end-to-end support from market feasibility through operations management, while the portfolio properties benefit from centralized brand positioning and marketing through the Trail program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Raspberry Golf Trail: Rewards program positioning like courses together to collectively market and promote to golfers. Currently consists of 7 Premier Golf Courses in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Members earn points for greens fees that can be redeemed for discounts.
• Raspberry Golf Academy

Products and services

• Golf Course Acquisition Consulting End-to-end consulting service covering market feasibility studies, facility evaluation, financial planning, transaction structuring, negotiation strategies, operations evaluation, ownership transition, and exit strategy development for golf course owners and investors pursuing acquisitions.
• Golf Course Development Consulting
• Golf Course Management Consulting
• Augustine Golf Club 18-hole Rick Jacobson-designed golf course located 30 miles from the Washington Beltway, rated 4.5 stars by Golf Digest and ranked among Golf Magazine's 'Top 100 Golf Courses You Can Play', operated as part of Raspberry Golf Management's portfolio.
• Bull Run Golf Club 18-hole Rick Jacobson-designed championship golf course in Virginia's horse country, named 'Best New Public Course in 1999' by Golf Magazine and 'Best Public Course in D.C. Area' by Washington Times in 2000, operated within Raspberry Golf Management's portfolio.
• Old Hickory Golf Club Tim Freeland-designed par-72, 7,190-yard championship layout in Woodbridge, VA, featuring a turn-of-the-century style clubhouse that serves as a wedding and banquet venue, operated within Raspberry Golf Management's portfolio.
• Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club Gary Player Signature course built in 1996, the only Gary Player-designed course in Virginia, featuring British Isles-style terrain with streams, bunkers, and stone walls in Virginia's horse country, operated within Raspberry Golf Management's portfolio.
• Virginia Golf Center Golf facility featuring a Par 3 course, driving range, wedge range, short game facility, and TopTracer Bays, plus the Surefire Pit BBQ restaurant, specializing in events and VIP membership and including the Largest Toptracer Range in the Mid-Atlantic.
• Raspberry Golf Academy Golf instruction school founded in 2007 at Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club, operating at semi-private facilities in Northern Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania, and Phoenix areas, serving students from beginners to professional golfers with advanced golf technology.
• Raspberry Golf Trail Rewards program positioning seven premier golf courses in Virginia and Pennsylvania together for collective marketing; members earn points for greens fees with every 100 points redeemable for $10 off future rounds.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5 Star Golf Digest rating achieved for Augustine Golf Club
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pennsylvania Power & LightminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Management agreement for Royal Manchester Golf Links - an 18 hole golf course management agreement with Pennsylvania Power & Light (2008).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ClubCorp (now Invited Clubs): Operator of more than 200 golf and country clubs. Comparable in running membership-based golf facilities with banquet and event revenue, though much larger scale and primarily a club owner rather than a fee-based manager.
• Arcis Golf: Owns and operates a portfolio of private, resort, and daily-fee clubs. Comparable in operating premium golf properties and managing member-based clubs, though larger and more capital-intensive than Raspberry Golf.
• American Golf Corporation: One of the largest operators of public and private golf courses in the U.S. Comparable as a third-party operator of multiple golf facilities, though predominantly a direct operator rather than consulting-led business.
• Troon: Largest global golf and club management company with 850+ facilities under management. Directly comparable as a third-party golf course management operator, though Troon operates at much greater scale and broader geographic reach than Raspberry Golf.

Direct peers

• Honours Golf: Golf course management company operating premium daily-fee and private clubs primarily in the Southeast U.S. Comparable business model of operating premium golf properties on behalf of owners.
• Meadowbrook Golf: Privately-held golf course management company operating courses in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Highly comparable given geographic overlap with Raspberry Golf and similar scale of managed portfolio.
• BrightView Golf (formerly Billy Casper Golf): One of the largest U.S. golf course management companies operating several hundred courses. Comparable as a third-party manager and operator of golf properties, competing for similar management contracts and consulting engagements.
• OB Sports Golf Management: Golf course management and consulting firm offering acquisition, development, and management services. Closely comparable to Raspberry Golf in scope of services and target market of owner-operators.
• KemperSports: Golf and hospitality management company managing ~130 courses, clubs, and venues. Closely comparable to Raspberry Golf in providing management, acquisition consulting, and development services to golf course owners across multiple U.S. regions.

Emerging players

• Caddie Master / Hampton Golf: Regional golf course management company operating clubs in the Southeast U.S. Comparable in the third-party management model for golf properties, though with a narrower geographic footprint than Raspberry Golf.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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