Lake Padden Golf Course

What Lake Padden Golf Course does

Lake Padden Golf Course is an 18-hole championship golf facility located at 4882 Samish Way in Bellingham, Washington, owned by the City of Bellingham and operated under a management contract by Premier Golf Centers, LLC. The course measures 6,575 yards and is laid out through second-generation old-growth forest with trees reaching 150 feet tall, supported by a full-service practice facility (grass tee range, 13,000 square-foot putting green, pitching area with sand bunker, and 8 covered stalls), an 18-hole disc golf course on the front nine, and the Coyote Bar & Grill restaurant. The facility offers PGA-certified private and group instruction, junior camps, ladies clinics, PGA Junior League Golf, Get Golf Ready beginner programming, and tournament hosting for groups of 60 or more.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model with tee-time reservations available through an online booking system (lakepaddenpremier.cps.golf), a free mobile app on iOS and Android, phone reservations, and walk-up play. Revenue is generated across multiple streams: green fees with weekday, weekend, senior, junior, and twilight tiers; annual memberships ($1,995 adult / $1,785 senior) and 10- or 25-round play passes; instruction and camps; golf cart rentals; driving range buckets and value cards; club memberships (Men's, Senior Men's, Women's, Ladies Twilight); F&B from Coyote Bar & Grill; tournament and event packages; and pro shop merchandise. The Frequent Players Program is a free loyalty scheme (1 point per $1 spent) with tiered discounts up to 20% off green fees, carts, and merchandise, accepted across all 11 Premier Golf Centers courses in the Puget Sound region.

The course is integrated into Premier Golf Centers' 11-course regional network (Seattle, Everett, Bellevue, Lynnwood, Marysville, Bellingham), enabling cross-course booking and unified loyalty. The organization shows a 15-employee footprint, community history dating to 1972 with the founding of the Men's and Women's clubs, and a Year-round operating cadence extending program revenue into the off-season via the Winter Golf Tour (October through March) and Live Music Fridays.

Name

Lake Padden Golf Course

Legal name

Lake Padden Golf Course

Website

https://lakepaddengolf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lake Padden Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal golf facility in Bellingham, Washington, owned by the City of Bellingham and managed by Premier Golf Centers. It serves individual golfers, junior players, club members, and corporate groups with green fees, memberships, instruction, F&B, and tournament hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Athletic Field & Golf Course Groundskeeping (IMAIAIAH), Turf Management (Sports Fields, Golf Courses) (BPABADAC)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf instruction programs
• Driving range facilities
• Tournament event hosting
• Disc golf course

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellingham

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Green Fees: Core revenue from 18-hole and 9-hole green fees with weekday, weekend, senior, junior, and twilight pricing tiers. In-season rates run March through October.
2. Annual Memberships: Full-year memberships valid through December 31st of purchase year. Adult membership at $1,995, Senior (62+) at $1,785. Includes priority tee times and loyalty benefits.
3. Play Passes: Multi-round passes offering 10 or 25 rounds at discounted rates. 18-hole and 9-hole options with 10-20% off rack rates. Expire 2 years from purchase.
4. Golf Instruction: Private, group, and junior lessons with certified PGA instructors. Multiple pricing tiers based on instructor experience and lesson duration.
5. Food & Beverage: Coyote Bar & Grill restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On-course beverage service during events and tournaments.
6. Driving Range: Practice facility with covered and grass tee stations. Range value cards (Birdie, Eagle, Ace) offer 20-50% bonus value on purchases.
7. Golf Cart Rentals: Power cart and pull cart rentals at per-round rates. 18-hole power cart $20 per rider, 9-hole $14 per rider.
8. Tournaments & Events: Corporate and private tournament hosting with custom packages. Groups of 60+ eligible for tournament pricing.
9. Golf Shop Merchandise: Pro shop selling equipment, clothing, and accessories. Points earned on merchandise purchases through loyalty program.
10. Club Memberships: Golf club memberships (Men's Club $80 full/$40 associate, Senior Men's Club $83 full/$41 associate, Women's Club, Ladies Twilight) with GHIN handicap services and tournament access.
11. Disc Golf: 18-hole disc golf course on front nine with $15 walk rate and $12+ power cart fee per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lake Padden Golf Course operates an 18-hole championship golf course (6,575 yards) set within a second-generation old-growth forest in Bellingham, WA. The facility offers green fees, annual memberships, multi-round play passes, a driving range, an on-site restaurant (Coyote Bar & Grill), an 18-hole disc golf course, and PGA-certified private/group/junior golf instruction. It also hosts tournaments, leagues, and seasonal events such as the Winter Golf Tour and Live Music Fridays.

Product overview

Lake Padden Golf Course is a single 18-hole championship golf course facility operated by Premier Golf Centers. The core offering is the golf course itself, complemented by an on-site restaurant (Coyote Bar & Grill), disc golf course, driving range, and comprehensive golf instruction programs. Additional offerings include tournament services, seasonal events like the Winter Golf Tour and Live Music Fridays, and various membership/loyalty programs including the Frequent Players Program and golf club memberships for men, women, seniors, and juniors. The facility also offers a mobile app for tee time booking, GPS, and scorekeeping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coyote Bar & Grill: Full-service restaurant located at Lake Padden Golf Course offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner with views of the course.
• PGA Junior League Golf
• Winter Golf Tour
• Get Golf Ready

Products and services

• Lake Padden Golf Course (18-Hole Championship Course) An 18-hole championship golf course in Bellingham, WA measuring 6,575 yards, woven through second-generation old-growth forest with trees reaching 150 feet tall. Serves recreational and competitive golfers, club members, and tournament groups.
• Coyote Bar & Grill Full-service on-site restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner with burgers, salads, craft beers on tap, wine, and cocktails, with scenic golf course views. Serves golfers, hikers, mountain bikers, and park visitors.
• Lake Padden Disc Golf Course An 18-hole disc golf course located on the traditional golf course's front nine, designed by Al Schwartz. Open after 2:00 PM on Sundays and Mondays at a $15 walk rate with optional power cart fee.
• Driving Range Full-service practice facility featuring a grass tee range with targets (May-September), 13,000 square-foot practice putting green, pitching area with sand bunker, 8 covered stalls year-round, and 18 hitting stalls on grass tees. Range value cards (Birdie, Eagle, Ace) offer 20-50% bonus value.
• Golf Instruction Programs Lake Padden Golf School providing private lessons, group lessons, video analysis, indoor hitting bay, and specialized programs including Get Golf Ready for adult beginners. Led by PGA Director of Instruction Philip Kohnken and Teaching Professional Ellie Pierce.
• Junior Golf Programs Comprehensive junior programs including PGA Junior League Golf (ages 6-17), 2-day Summer Junior Golf Camps (ages 7-14), and private youth instruction designed to develop skills and foster enjoyment of the game.
• Ladies Golf Clinics Structured golf instruction programs for women including Ladies Clinic 1 (beginners), Ladies Clinic 1.5 (two-class format), Ladies Clinic 2 (beginner/intermediate), and Ladies Clinic 3 (on-course strategies), taught by PGA professionals.
• Lake Padden Golf Course Mobile App Free mobile app available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store offering interactive scorecard, tee time bookings, free GPS, hole descriptions and playing tips, live leaderboards, course tour, and social sharing features.
• Frequent Players Program (Loyalty Program) Free loyalty rewards program accepted at all 11 Premier Golf managed courses. Members earn 1 point per dollar spent with tiered discounts: Bronze (5%), Silver (10%), Gold (15%), and Platinum (20%) on green fees, carts, and merchandise.
• Tournament Services Custom tournament packages for groups with professional event coordination, customized outings, and tournament pricing for groups of 60 or more. Serves corporate outings, charity tournaments, and private events.
• Winter Golf Tour Seasonal tournament series featuring 9 scheduled events plus a finale from October through March, including formats such as 3 Clubs & a Putter, Pitch & Pass, Coyote Scramble, Turkey Trot, and Frostbite Open.
• Golf Club Memberships Memberships in four on-site golf clubs: Men's Club, Senior Men's Club (55+), Women's Club (est. 1972), and Ladies Twilight League (est. 1978). Provides tournament play, twilight leagues, GHIN handicap services, and social events with annual dues of approximately $40-$83.
• Annual Memberships and Play Passes Annual memberships ($1,995 Adult, $1,785 Senior 62+) valid through December 31, plus 10-round and 25-round play passes offering 10-20% off rack green fee rates with 2-year expiration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast pace of play: 18 holes in 4.5 hours or less
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Premier Golf CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLake Padden Golf Course is managed by Premier Golf Centers, LLC. The management company operates 11 golf courses across Seattle, Everett, Bellevue, Lynnwood, Marysville, and Bellingham. Lake Padden participates in the Premier Golf Centers loyalty program (Frequent Players Program) accepted at all 11 courses. Tee time booking system integrates all 11 Premier courses.
• Coconut Kenny'sminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoconut Kenny's is a sponsor of Lake Padden's Winter Golf Tour. The partnership provides added value to the tournament series with season finale and special events.
• City of BellinghamcoreOthersLake Padden Golf Course is a City of Bellingham-owned facility. The course is located within city parks and operates under city regulations. The website explicitly states it is not managed by the City of Bellingham (Premier Golf Centers manages operations). City contact is Don Yorston as Senior Men's Club representative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chambers Bay: Chambers Bay is a high-profile public golf course in University Place, WA, host of the 2015 U.S. Open. A premier destination public course competing with Lake Padden for the Pacific Northwest tournament, leisure, and corporate-outing segments at a higher price point. Same public/daily-fee operating model.
• Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club: Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club is a 36-hole resort/destination golf facility in Blaine, WA, approximately 30 miles north of Lake Padden. Competes for Whatcom County and Pacific Northwest leisure rounds, tournament bookings, and stay-and-play packages targeting similar golfers, with comparable climate and similar full-amenity model including F&B.
• Shuksan Golf Club: Shuksan Golf Club is a public 18-hole course located in Bellingham, WA, competing head-to-head with Lake Padden for local golfer rounds, league play, and tournament business in the same Whatcom County market. Same target customer (individual golfers, leagues, corporate outings), same pricing band, same climate exposure.
• The Golf Club at Newcastle: The Golf Club at Newcastle is a public 36-hole facility near Seattle operated under a similar third-party management model. Competes for Greater Seattle / Puget Sound area golfers and tournaments, offering similar daily-fee and membership products and the same multi-course network benefits that Premier Golf Centers provides to Lake Padden.
• Bellingham Golf & Country Club: Bellingham Golf & Country Club is the long-established private club in the same Bellingham, WA market as Lake Padden. Direct competitor for golfer participation, tournament hosting, and event business in Whatcom County; serves the same Pacific Northwest golfer demographic with championship-quality golf and full club amenities.
• Eaglemont Golf Club: Eaglemont Golf Club is an 18-hole public course in Mount Vernon, WA, in the same Skagit-Whatcom corridor as Lake Padden. Direct regional competitor for North Sound golfer rounds, leagues, and tournament business with a comparable daily-fee pricing structure.

Broad incumbents

• Troon: Troon is the largest third-party golf course management company in the world, managing hundreds of courses across the U.S. and internationally. Premier Golf Centers competes with Troon-affiliated management contracts in the Pacific Northwest and represents the same third-party operating model that Lake Padden uses — directly comparable in scope of services (operations, marketing, technology) and target facilities (public/private/resort courses).
• American Golf: American Golf is one of the largest operators of public and municipal golf courses in the U.S., managing a multi-course portfolio with shared tee-time booking and loyalty infrastructure. Directly comparable to Premier Golf Centers' operating model and to Lake Padden as a public/daily-fee facility serving similar individual and tournament customer segments.
• KemperSports: KemperSports manages a national portfolio of golf, club, and resort properties including municipal and daily-fee courses. Directly comparable third-party operator model to Premier Golf Centers, and competes for the same municipal-management contracts and tournament/event business that Lake Padden participates in.
• Arcis Golf: Arcis Golf owns and operates a portfolio of private, resort, and daily-fee golf clubs across the U.S. Like Premier Golf Centers, it provides centralized booking, loyalty, and F&B infrastructure for multi-course operators. Comparable in business model (multi-course management with shared services) and end-customer (golfers seeking club access and amenities).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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