BRADS GOLF CARS INC

What BRADS GOLF CARS INC does

Brad's Golf Cars, Inc. is a family-owned golf cart dealership founded in 1992 by Brad and Velda Walsh and headquartered at 5515 Reidsville Rd, Belews Creek, North Carolina. The company holds authorized factory dealer status for Club Car and Yamaha in the NC Triad region, positioning it as the only "Black & Gold" dual-brand dealer in the market. Brad's carries a multi-brand portfolio spanning Club Car, E-Z-GO, Yamaha, Dach, Atlas Carts, and Cushman, with inventory of approximately 362 units across new, certified pre-owned, refurbished, used, and demo conditions and across gas, electric, lead-acid, and HP lithium-ion powertrains. Its product mix extends from traditional golf carts (Club Car Tempo, E-Z-GO Valor, Yamaha Drive2) to street-legal Low-Speed Vehicles (Club Car Onward 4-Forward LSV, Dach Apollo Elite) and utility vehicles (Club Car Carryall 500, Cushman Hauler, Yamaha UMAX).

The business operates through five revenue streams: hardware sales (new and pre-owned golf carts), short-term rentals (event and corporate use), service and repair, parts, and in-house financing. Its go-to-market combines a single physical dealership showroom, a growing internet sales division, wholesale distribution to other dealers, special event leasing, and apartment complex management leasing. Customer segments include golf courses and country clubs, event planners and corporate clients, apartment complexes and property management firms, individual consumers seeking neighborhood or street-legal vehicles, and commercial/utility users. The company serves a geographic footprint spanning the NC Triad, Charlotte region, Lake Norman, and select markets in South Carolina including Rock Hill and Myrtle Beach. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company website, Facebook, direct phone contact, and earned media from past DIY Network and Speedvision appearances.

Name

BRADS GOLF CARS INC

Legal name

Ace the 19th Hole, LLC

Website

https://bradsgolfcars.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brad's Golf Cars is a family-owned, multi-brand golf cart dealership in Belews Creek, NC, selling and servicing Club Car, E-Z-GO, Yamaha, and Dach vehicles across North Carolina and South Carolina via retail, wholesale, event rentals, parts, service, and financing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Cart Dealership

NAICS

Sporting Goods Retailers (45911), Recreational Vehicle Dealers (441210), Recreational Vehicle Dealers (44121)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Bags, Carts & Travel Gear Retail (CRAMAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Golf Equipment & Accessories Distribution (CRAOAJAK), Golf Equipment Repair, Regripping & Customization Services (CRAMAGAK), Golf Clearance, Used & Trade-In Retail (CRAMAGAL), Golf Grips, Shafts & Components Retail (CRAMAGAJ)

Keywords

• Golf cart sales
• Golf cart rentals
• Utility vehicles
• Low-speed vehicles
• Golf cart service

Headquarters

HQ city

Belews Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Golf Cart Sales: Sales of new, used, certified pre-owned, refurbished, and demo golf carts through retail dealership and online channels. Sells multiple brands including Club Car, Yamaha, E-Z-GO, and Dach.
2. Golf Cart Rentals: Short-term and event-based rentals of golf carts including 4-passenger, 6-passenger, and utility vehicles for corporate events and private celebrations.
3. Service and Repair: Full-service repair department for golf cart maintenance and repairs.
4. Parts Department: Sales of replacement parts and accessories for golf carts.
5. Financing Services: Provides financing options for golf cart purchases including individual and joint finance applications with credit checks and bank references.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brad's Golf Cars is a multi-brand golf cart dealership that sells new, certified pre-owned, refurbished, and used vehicles from Club Car, Yamaha, E-Z-GO, Dach, Atlas, and Cushman in gas, electric, lead-acid, and HP lithium-ion configurations. Beyond vehicle sales, the dealership provides short-term event rentals, financing applications, a parts department, and a full-service repair department at its Belews Creek, NC location.

Product overview

Brad's Golf Cars operates as a multi-brand golf cart dealership offering new, certified pre-owned, refurbished, and used vehicles. The product portfolio centers on four major brands—Club Car, E-Z-GO, Yamaha, and Dach—with key models including the Club Car Tempo, Onward (including Onward Lifted and Onward 4-Forward LSV), E-Z-GO Valor, Express, and Liberty ELITE, Yamaha Drive2 and UMAX, and Dach Apollo Elite. The company sells both standard golf carts and street-legal Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs), available in gas, electric, lead-acid, and lithium-ion configurations with seating from 2-6 passengers. Beyond vehicle sales, Brad's Golf Cars provides rental services for events, financing solutions, a parts department, and full-service repair and maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New, Certified Pre-Owned, Refurbished, and Used Golf Cart Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• Family in golf car business since 1960s with company formation in 1992

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• Ace the 19th Hole, LLCcoreOthersParent/legal entity company that owns and operates Brad's Golf Cars. The privacy policy and terms of use are governed by Ace the 19th Hole, LLC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Yamaha Golf Cars: Yamaha Golf Cars is Brad's second exclusive Black & Gold factory partner and supplies the Drive2 and UMAX models stocked at the dealership. Comparable as an OEM with its own authorized dealer footprint overlapping Brad's NC/SC service area.
• Club Car: Club Car is the dominant brand in Brad's inventory (291 of 362 listings) and the company's exclusive Black & Gold factory partner. Comparable to Brad's as a premium golf cart, LSV, and utility vehicle supplier, with an overlapping authorized dealer network competing for the same end customers.
• E-Z-GO (Textron): E-Z-GO is a major golf cart and LSV manufacturer whose products Brad's sells as part of its multi-brand lineup (12 listings in current inventory). As the OEM, E-Z-GO competes indirectly via its own authorized dealer network and is a direct comparable for the new-vehicle half of Brad's business.

Emerging players

• ICON Electric Vehicles: ICON EV is an emerging manufacturer of street-legal LSVs and lifted golf carts that competes for the same personal-neighborhood and low-speed-street buyer as Brad's LSV inventory. Comparability is strongest on the LSV/Street-legal side where Brad's carries Club Car Onward 4-Forward LSV and Dach Apollo Elite.
• Tomberlin (AriensCo): Tomberlin produces street-legal LSVs and golf carts aimed at the same personal-transit and master-planned-community buyers Brad's serves. Comparable on LSV positioning and dealer-channel distribution to HOA, resort, and individual consumers in the Southeast.
• Star EV (JH Global Services): Star EV produces golf carts and LSVs distributed through independent dealer networks across the Southeast. Comparable to Brad's as an LSV/golf-cart competitor pursuing the same individual, neighborhood, and small-commercial buyer.
• Advanced EV: Advanced EV is a growing LSV and golf cart manufacturer with a Southeast-focused dealer network. Competes with Brad's for lithium-ion LSV buyers in NC/SC and offers similar street-legal configurations to Brad's Dach Apollo Elite and Club Car Onward LSV inventory.

Direct peers

• Cushman (Textron): Cushman, a Textron brand alongside E-Z-GO, supplies the Hauler utility vehicles stocked by Brad's (8 listings). Comparable as a utility-vehicle OEM serving commercial, hospitality, and property-management fleets that overlap with Brad's apartment-complex and commercial-utility customer segments.
• Columbia Vehicle Group (Polaris): Columbia Vehicle Group manufactures utility and personnel transport vehicles serving commercial, industrial, and resort customers that overlap with Brad's utility-vehicle and apartment-complex leasing business. Comparable on the B2B utility-vehicle side of Brad's portfolio.

Others

• Golf Cart Resource Dealer Services: Golf Cart Resource is the digital retail platform under which Brad's website operates (footer credit) and serves as a network/listing service for independent golf cart dealers. Comparable as an adjacent channel partner that enables Brad's internet sales growth and provides listing infrastructure shared with peer dealerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bradsgolfcars
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brads-golf-cars-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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