What Skyway Golf Course does

Skyway Golf Course is a 9-hole public golf facility located at Lincoln Park West, 515 Duncan Ave, Jersey City, NJ, set in the shadow of the Pulaski Skyway with panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline and the Hackensack River. The course was built on a former urban landfill that has been transformed into an environmental showcase, with 35 acres restored to wetlands vegetation, a 10-acre tidally influenced pond, and property elevations raised to 25–45 feet; it achieved Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary status in 2024. The course is owned by the Hudson County Improvement Authority and operated under management by KemperSports, with a small staff of approximately five employees led by General Manager Stephen Mills and Head Golf Pro Gabriel Rickards.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer and event-driven GTM model. Revenue is generated across five primary streams: green fees (priced $26–$104 across resident/non-resident, weekday/weekend, walking/cart, and senior/junior tiers), tournament and outing packages for groups up to 72 players (greens fees, cart fees, professional scoring, bag drop, contest markers, branded gifts, and food and beverage), golf equipment rentals (clubs $30, electric carts $13, push carts $7), on-site Skyway Café and catering, and PGA-certified golf instruction including seasonal PGA Junior Golf Camps. Distribution is via online tee-time booking through Chronogolf, phone reservations, and an online tournament request form, with a 7-day advance booking window for Hudson County Resident Card holders versus 5 days otherwise.

The technology stack is non-proprietary and lightweight: the website is provided by KemperSports and built by Lightspeed; tee-time booking runs on Chronogolf; PGA Junior Golf Camps registration runs on CyberGolf. Marketing is conducted through Facebook, X, and Instagram organic social channels and content on the company website. The customer base is fragmented across general public golfers, Hudson County residents, seniors, juniors, active-duty emergency services and government employees, and tournament organizers, with no disclosed enterprise logos or contracted anchor customers. No revenue, funding, or financial figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Skyway Golf Course

Legal name

Skyway Golf Course

Website

https://skywaygolfcourse.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Skyway Golf Course is a 9-hole public golf facility in Jersey City, NJ, owned by the Hudson County Improvement Authority and managed by KemperSports. It serves general public golfers, Hudson County residents, and tournament groups with green fees, equipment rentals, instruction, and event services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf tournament outings
• Golf instruction lessons
• Golf equipment rental
• Event catering golf

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

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: Revenue from green fees for 9-hole and 18-hole play, with separate pricing for county-registered residents and non-residents, weekdays and weekends, and walking vs. cart options.
2. Tournament and Event Packages: Customized outing packages including greens fees, cart fees, professional scoring, registration services, bag drop, contest markers, and food/beverage options for groups up to 72 players.
3. Golf Equipment Rentals: Club rentals at $30 for 9-hole play and electric/push cart rentals at $13/$7 per person.
4. Food and Beverage: On-site Skyway Café and catering services for events including continental breakfast, buffet options, and beverage packages during play.
5. Golf Instruction: Golf instruction services including PGA Junior Golf Camps and individual lessons taught by PGA-certified professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Skyway Golf Course operates a public 9-hole golf course at Lincoln Park West in Jersey City, NJ, played as two 9-hole rounds to make 18 holes. The core offering is public recreational golf with tiered green-fee pricing, complemented by tournament and outing packages for groups up to 72 players, equipment and cart rentals, on-site food and beverage catering, and PGA-certified golf instruction including seasonal junior camps. The course is owned by the Hudson County Improvement Authority and managed by KemperSports.

Product overview

Skyway Golf Course operates a single 9-hole public golf course at Lincoln Park West in Jersey City, NJ. The course is played as two 9-hole rounds (minimum 2 hours 20 minutes apart) to complete 18 holes. The core product is the golf course itself, supplemented by tournament and outing services for groups up to 72 players, golf instruction led by PGA-certified professionals, equipment rental, a Hudson County Resident Card discount program, and on-site food and beverage services. The course was developed on a former urban landfill site and is managed by KemperSports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Audubon SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Skyway Golf Course achieved Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary status in 2024, recognizing its environmental stewardship practices including wetlands restoration, rainwater recycling, and habitat conservation on the former landfill site.
• Hudson County Improvement AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCIA is the owner and presenter of Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West. The course was created through HCIA's initiative to transform the former urban landfill into a public recreational facility and environmental showcase.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Liberty National Golf Club: Premier golf facility also located in Jersey City, NJ along the Hudson River with Manhattan skyline views. Directly comparable as an urban Hudson County golf venue serving similar metropolitan New York golfers.
• Galloping Hill Golf Course: County-operated public golf course in Kenilworth, NJ owned by Union County with a PGA instruction presence. Comparable as a New Jersey public course with PGA-led instruction programming and government ownership.
• Weequahic Park Golf Course: Public golf course in Newark, NJ operated by Essex County. Comparable as another northern New Jersey urban public golf facility with tiered resident pricing and government ownership.
• Pelham Bay/Split Rock Golf Course: Municipal 36-hole golf complex in the Bronx, NY operated by NYC Parks. Comparable as a public, government-owned metropolitan-area golf facility serving urban golfers with similar resident pricing structures.
• Overpeck County Golf Course: County-operated public golf course in Teaneck, NJ serving Bergen County. Comparable as a publicly accessible northern New Jersey golf facility with county-level government ownership similar to Skyway's HCIA structure.
• Bayonne Golf Club: Public 9-hole golf course in Bayonne, NJ just minutes from Skyway. Directly comparable as a Hudson County urban public golf facility with similar resident access programs and metropolitan-area customer base.
• Bethpage State Park Golf Course: Famous New York State-operated public golf facility on Long Island. Comparable as a high-traffic, state/county-owned public golf course serving a metropolitan market with tiered resident pricing.

Broad incumbents

• American Golf Corporation: Operator of public golf courses across the U.S. Comparable as a multi-course public golf operator that benchmarks daily-fee course economics, F&B monetization, and tournament execution.
• Troon: Largest golf management company in the world managing hundreds of courses. Comparable as a peer operator managing public and private golf properties and as the benchmark for outsourced golf course management.
• KemperSports: National golf course management company that manages Skyway. Comparable as the operational partner running the facility and as a broader benchmark for the public golf course management model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/skyway_golf
• Facebookfacebook.com/skywaygolfcourse
• Instagraminstagram.com/skyway_golf_course
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skyway-golf-course

Compliance1 record

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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