National Golf Links

What National Golf Links does

National Golf Links is a privately held, family-owned daily-fee golf course located at 276 Clubhouse Drive in South Charleston, Ohio. Founded by Robert W. Whitmer in May 1995 as a 9-hole layout and expanded to 18 holes in May 2000, the facility operates as a links-style championship course spanning 5,100 to 7,200 yards, designed by Jody Kinney, with rolling hills, creeks, ponds, blue grass-rye fairways, and bent grass greens. The company employs 7 people and is currently managed by founder's daughter Merry Krempasky, with PGA Professional Brad Reid overseeing instruction and outing coordination.

The business generates revenue from seven primary streams: daily green fees (18-hole and 9-hole, walking or riding, with weekday/weekend/senior/junior pricing tiers), annual passes (Platinum $1,900, Gold $1,300, Senior $1,100, plus a $300 driving range add-on), pro shop merchandise, group outings and events (with a 144-person pavilion), PGA-led golf instruction including junior clinics, food and beverage (snack bar, dining room, on-course beverage service), and digital gift certificates ($50–$200). Tee-time booking and online commerce run on foreUP software integrated with a WordPress website; customer engagement is supported via an E-Club email list and a Facebook page.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, serving local and regional individual golfers, families, seniors, juniors (ages 5–17 via the annual Robert Whitmer Memorial Junior Golf Clinic), and corporate or charity group outings within driving distance of South Charleston, OH. The company has no external investors, no parent entity, and operates exclusively within the United States at a single site.

Name

National Golf Links

Legal name

National Golf Links

Website

https://nationalgolflinks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

National Golf Links is a family-owned 18-hole daily-fee golf course in South Charleston, Ohio, founded in 1995 by Robert W. Whitmer and currently managed by Merry Krempasky. It serves local individual golfers, families, seniors, juniors, and corporate/group outings via green fees, annual passes, instruction, and on-site amenities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course Operations

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Golf Equipment, Apparel & Pro Shop Retail (CRAMABAG)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf instruction services
• Corporate golf outings
• Junior golf clinics
• Annual golf membership

Headquarters

HQ city

South Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Daily Green Fees: Revenue from daily golf fees for 18-hole and 9-hole rounds, with different pricing for walking vs. riding (with cart), weekdays vs. weekends/holidays, and special rates for seniors (60+) and juniors.
2. Annual Golf Passes: Unlimited golf access through Platinum Pass ($1,900 with cart), Gold Pass ($1,300 without cart), and Senior Pass ($1,100 Monday-Friday). Additional driving range pass available for $300.
3. Pro Shop Merchandise: Revenue from golf merchandise sales including clubs, apparel, and accessories.
4. Golf Outings and Events: Corporate and group golf outings with custom event coordination, food and beverage service, and pavilion rental (144-person capacity).
5. Golf Instruction: Group lessons and private instruction by PGA Professional Brad Reid, including junior golf clinics.
6. Gift Certificates: Digital gift certificates sold in $50, $100, $150, and $200 denominations for golf and merchandise redemption.
7. Food and Beverage: Snack bar, dining room, and on-course beverage service generating ancillary revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

National Golf Links operates an 18-hole links-style public golf course in South Charleston, Ohio, offering daily green fees, annual golf passes, group and private PGA instruction, junior golf clinics, club repair services, on-site pro shop merchandise, food and beverage service, and fully coordinated group/corporate golf outings and events in a 144-person pavilion.

Product overview

National Golf Links operates as a single golf course facility offering golfing services including an 18-hole championship links-style course (designed by Jody Kinney), the annual Robert Whitmer Memorial Junior Golf Clinic, professional instruction by PGA Professional Brad Reid, club repairs, golf outings and events, practice facilities (driving range, putting green, practice bunker), and on-site amenities (pro shop, dining room, snack bar). The company also sells gift certificates in $50-$200 denominations and offers annual golf passes (Platinum, Gold, Senior). Tee time booking is handled through the foreUP software platform. The course originally opened as a 9-hole facility in May 1995 and expanded to 18 holes in May 2000.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Championship Golf Course Links-style 18-hole public golf course designed by Jody Kinney, ranging from 5,100 yards (red tees) to 7,200 yards (championship tees), with rolling hills, creeks, ponds, blue grass-rye fairways and bent grass greens, serving daily-fee and pass-holding golfers.
• Practice Facilities

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• foreUP SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationTee time booking system provider powering online reservations through their platform. Integrated into National Golf Links website for customer booking functionality.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clubcorp: Operator of private golf and country clubs. Comparable membership and event service model, but focused on private member clubs rather than the daily-fee public course format.
• KemperSports: Golf and club management company running public, private, and resort courses. Comparable tee-time, membership, and outing service mix, but at multi-property scale with professional management.
• Troon Golf: Large third-party golf course management company. Comparable daily-fee, membership, and event service offerings, but operates across hundreds of properties worldwide rather than a single owned facility.
• American Golf Corporation: Operates one of the largest networks of public and private golf courses in the U.S. Comparable daily-fee and membership model, but at multi-course scale with corporate management vs. National Golf Links' single-course family operation.

Emerging players

• Topgolf: Tech-enabled golf entertainment venue pairing golf with F&B and social gaming. Not a direct competitor for traditional 18-hole rounds, but pulls casual/social spending from the same discretionary leisure budget.

Regional players

• Cedar Ridge Golf Course: Regional public golf course in Ohio offering daily-fee play, memberships, and lessons — a direct geographic competitor for golfers in the South Charleston/Columbus-Dayton corridor.
• Beavercreek Golf Club: Public golf course near Dayton, OH providing 18-hole daily-fee play, leagues, and outings — directly comparable operating model and overlapping customer base with National Golf Links.
• Greystone Golf Club (Ohio): Ohio-area public golf course with similar daily-fee, membership, and event offerings — comparable mid-market public course competing for the same regional golfer wallet.
• Madden Golf Course: Public daily-fee golf course in Ohio with comparable pricing tiers, leagues, and lesson programs — a same-format regional competitor.

Others

• GolfPass: Golf media, instruction, and tee-time booking platform. Indirectly comparable as a tee-time distribution and instruction channel that could either support or compete with National Golf Links' direct booking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/National-Golf-Links-S-Charleston-OH-193911183973958
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-golf-links

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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