Esmeralda Golf Course

What Esmeralda Golf Course does

Esmeralda Golf Course is a municipal 18-hole golf facility located at 3933 E. Courtland Ave. in Northeast Spokane, Washington. Constructed in 1956 and operated by the City of Spokane Parks & Recreation department, the course is laid out at par 70 over 6,331 yards with more than 2,000 trees lining flat fairways. It is one of four City of Spokane municipal courses alongside Downriver, Indian Canyon, and Qualchan, and is described as Spokane's most played municipal course.

The facility serves individual recreational golfers of all skill levels, with particular appeal to seniors and beginners owing to its flat, forgiving terrain. Service offerings include green-fee play, online tee-time booking via a third-party platform (ForeUp Software), golf lessons, junior programs, organized events and tournaments, and an online shop for merchandise and equipment. Tee times can be reserved online or by phone.

Revenue is generated primarily through green fees and ancillary golf services. As a municipal asset under the City of Spokane, the course operates as a public-sector facility rather than a private enterprise; no parent company, funding rounds, or financial disclosures are associated with it. Operational staffing is lean, at approximately 7 employees, and the course operates seasonally, reopening for the season on March 2, 2026.

Name

Esmeralda Golf Course

Legal name

City of Spokane

Website

https://golfesmeralda.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Esmeralda Golf Course is a municipal 18-hole, par-70 golf facility in Northeast Spokane, Washington, operated by the City of Spokane Parks & Recreation since 1956 and serving general public, senior, and beginner golfers with green fees, lessons, junior programs, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Golf Course

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Athletic Field & Golf Course Groundskeeping (IMAIAIAH)

Keywords

• Municipal golf course
• Golf instruction
• Tee time booking
• Junior golf programs
• Golf event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Green Fees and Golf Services: Revenue generated from green fees for golf play, with tee time bookings available online through foreupsoftware.com or by phone. The course also offers lessons, junior programs, events, and an online shop for equipment and merchandise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Esmeralda Golf Course operates an 18-hole, par-70 municipal golf course (6,331 yards) built in 1956, offering public green-fee play, golf lessons, junior golf programs, golf events and tournaments, and an online pro shop for merchandise. The course is owned and operated by the City of Spokane Parks & Recreation department and is positioned as Spokane's most-played municipal course.

Product overview

Esmeralda Golf Course is a single municipal golf course operated by the City of Spokane. The course offers golf play (18 holes, par 70, 6,331 yards), online tee time booking, golf lessons, junior programs, golf events/tournaments, and an online shop. All services are provided through the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation department's golf division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Municipal Golf Course Play Public green-fee access to the 18-hole, par-70, 6,331-yard tree-lined course, available to individual golfers and walk-up or booked players in the Spokane area.
• Golf Lessons Instructional golf lessons offered at the municipal course for individuals seeking to develop or improve their game, separate from green-fee play.
• Junior Golf Programs Structured youth golf programming targeted at children and beginners, designed to introduce junior players to the game at the municipal course.
• Golf Events and Tournaments Hosted golf events and tournament packages for groups, organizations, and event organizers booking the municipal course for outings and competitive play.
• Online Pro Shop Online storefront selling golf-related merchandise and apparel associated with Esmeralda Golf Course.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Emerging players

• Topgolf: Tech-enabled golf entertainment concept attracting casual and beginner players with a different format, competing for the same discretionary leisure time and dollars in the broader Spokane region.

Broad incumbents

• Troon: Largest third-party manager of golf courses worldwide, illustrating the broader outsourced-management model that public facilities increasingly reference for operations and marketing benchmarks.
• KemperSports: Established golf and hospitality management company operating public and private courses nationally, a relevant incumbent comparable for course operations, programming, and marketing standards.

Direct peers

• Qualchan Golf Course: Fourth City of Spokane municipal golf course directly comparable in operations, pricing structure, and target customer base to Esmeralda.
• Downriver Golf Course: Another City of Spokane municipal 18-hole course operated by the same Parks & Recreation department, sharing the same tee-time booking platform, marketing channels, and customer base of public Spokane golfers.
• Indian Canyon Golf Course: Sister City of Spokane municipal course offering 18-hole public play to the same Spokane-area golfer segment, with overlapping green-fee and lesson programming.

Regional players

• Liberty Lake Golf Course: Public 18-hole course just east of Spokane in Liberty Lake, WA, targeting the same regional golfer pool with similar municipal-style daily-fee access.
• MeadowWood Golf Course: Public course serving the broader Spokane–Inland Northwest market, comparable in offering daily-fee recreation, lessons, and events to local golfers.
• Indian Trail Golf Course: Public-access course in the Spokane region competing for casual and intermediate golfers seeking affordable, walkable municipal-style play.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/spokaneparks
• YouTubevimeo.com/spokaneparks
• Facebookfacebook.com/golfspokaneinfo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esmeralda-golf-course

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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