Ultimate Long Drive

Name

Ultimate Long Drive

Legal name

Ultimate Long Drive, Inc.

Website

https://ultimatelongdrive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Long Drive Golf Events & Leagues

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Tours & Professional Circuits (MPAKAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Golf Clubs & Tournament-Host Clubs (Professional/Elite Golf Clubs) (MPAKABAE)

Keywords

• Long drive golf
• Golf league operations
• Golf event sanctioning
• Golf tournament licensing
• Golf entertainment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Longs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Territory and Event Licensing: ULD licenses its brand, sanctioning framework, and operational standards to tournament directors and venue operators in territories across the U.S. and internationally. Licensees pay licensing fees to operate ULD leagues and sanctioned events, generating recurring revenue for ULD while enabling local entrepreneurship.
2. ULD Membership / Tour Card: Competitors must purchase a ULD Membership (Tour Card) to register for sanctioned events and leagues. This membership is a prerequisite for participation and generates recurring subscription-like revenue from the athlete base.
3. ULDX Golf Entertainment Services: The Ultimate Long Drive Experience (ULDX) provides professional long drivers for corporate and charity golf events, including ProAm appearances, trick shot exhibitions, and long drive competitions. Professional athletes earn appearance fees while ULD earns a share or licensing fee.
4. ULD Academy Training and Licensing: ULD Academy offers swing speed training clinics and personalized coaching led by certified trainers. The academy also licenses its curriculum and trainer certification to qualified instructors, creating revenue from both direct training and trainer licensing.
5. Digital Media Distribution: ULD's content is distributed through WingDing MEDIA's multi-platform streaming network (Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, iTunes, web). Content reach attracts sponsors and media partners, generating advertising and sponsorship revenue tied to viewership metrics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Ultimate Long Drive (ULD) licenses, operates, and sanctions long drive golf competitions across the U.S. and 25+ countries, running a championship series that includes local leagues, regional majors, national events, and an annual World Championship open to all ages from 7 & Under to 85+. ULD sells annual Memberships / Tour Cards to individual competitors, grants territory licenses to independent tournament directors and international operators who run sanctioned events, books professional athletes through its Ultimate Long Drive Experience (ULDX) for corporate and charity outings, and certifies trainers through its ULD Academy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ULD Championship Series: Core competition series consisting of leagues, regional majors, and annual World Championship
• Xtreme Long Drive (XLD)
• Ultimate Long Drive Experience (ULDX)
• ULD Academy
• USA Long Drive

Products and services

• ULD Championship Series The ULD Championship Series is ULD's flagship competition framework: a season-long schedule of local Leagues, Regional Majors, and an annual World Championship where competitors earn points, qualify through regional events, and play for prize money and the title of World Champion across age-based divisions from 7 & Under to 85+, plus adaptive, military, and first responder categories. It is aimed at individual golfers who want a sanctioned competitive pathway in long drive.
• ULD Membership / Tour Card The ULD Membership / Tour Card is an annual subscription credential required for any competitor to register for ULD-sanctioned leagues, regional majors, national events, and the annual World Championship. It is the prerequisite product that unlocks participation in the ULD Championship Series.
• Tournament Director Territory Licensing (U.S.) Tournament Director Licensing grants an entrepreneur, golf professional, or coach the right to operate ULD-sanctioned local leagues and events in a specific U.S. territory under the ULD brand, rules, and championship pathway. Licensees typically run a part-time, weekend-based business hosting 6–10 events per year.
• International Territory Licensing International Territory Licensing grants an exclusive operator the right to host ULD-sanctioned leagues, qualifying events, and national championships in a specific country, including access to the ULD brand, rules framework, championship pathway standards, and supporting technology such as GOLFJOY simulators. Active licensees include JRO Events (Puerto Rico) and TeeTime Ventures (India).
• Xtreme Long Drive (XLD) Team Series The XLD Team Series is a team-based, indoor long drive competition format where 4-person teams compete in head-to-head double or single elimination matchups at simulator facilities and indoor venues. It extends long drive competition into year-round indoor venues and is targeted at indoor golf operators, simulator facilities, and performance centers.
• XLD Team Licensing XLD Team Licensing grants indoor golf venues, simulator facilities, and performance centers the right to operate team-based long drive competitions under the XLD brand. Existing ULD tournament directors receive first-right consideration for these licenses, reinforcing the channel-partner growth model.
• Ultimate Long Drive Experience (ULDX) Ultimate Long Drive Experience (ULDX) books professional long drivers for corporate outings, charity fundraisers, ProAm events, and member-guest tournaments, providing ProAm appearances, trick shot exhibitions, and on-site long drive competitions to elevate event entertainment and fundraising.
• ULD Academy Training and Trainer Certification ULD Academy offers a three-stage clinic program delivering swing speed training and personalized coaching to long drive competitors, and separately licenses its curriculum and trainer certification to qualified instructors such as Brian Dempsey (Chicago), Scott Laurent, and Dustin Stearns.
• GSPro Long Drive Golf Simulator Software Long drive golf simulator software developed in collaboration between GSPro and ULD, enabling realistic long drive competition in virtual simulator environments for indoor facilities and home simulator bays.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~10 million views annually on WingDing MEDIA's platform, representing ~33% of WingDing's 30M total annual views
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

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

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• GOLFJOYcoreTechnology or Integration · 21 September 2025GOLFJOY is the Official Launch Monitor and Simulator Partner of ULD. The partnership integrates GOLFJOY's launch monitors and simulators into ULD events, providing accurate ball speed, launch angle, and distance data for athletes. An exclusive ULD game mode is being developed for simulator facilities, enabling year-round indoor long drive competition. GOLFJOY technology was tested for 8 months before the partnership was formalized.
• JRO EventscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 27 August 2025JRO Events holds an exclusive territorial license agreement to host ULD-sanctioned leagues, tournaments, and qualifying events throughout Puerto Rico. Led by José Rafael Orraca, JRO Events is establishing the nation's first official Longest Drive league in Puerto Rico, serving as a gateway for the sport across Latin America and the Caribbean.
• TeeTime VenturescoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 12 August 2025TeeTime Ventures holds an exclusive territorial license to bring ULD's league and championship series format to India. Headquartered in Bengaluru and founded in 2014, TeeTime operates 80+ indoor golf installations across India and Sri Lanka. The partnership will introduce ULD Academy training to India, with AJ Gohil appointed as ULD Tour Commissioner for India.
• WingDing MEDIAcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2024WingDing MEDIA is the Official Media Partner and exclusive streaming distributor for ULD content. The partnership delivers live and on-demand coverage across Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, iTunes, Spotify, web, Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and X. ULD content generates approximately 10 million views per year on the platform, representing about one-third of WingDing's total viewership. The partnership is exclusive and has been expanded since its 2021 launch.
• USA Long Drive, Inc.coreOthersUSA Long Drive, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving as the official National Governing Body (NGB) for long drive golf in the United States. It develops competition rules and safety standards, sanctions events, supports athlete development, and represents U.S. athletes internationally within the Long Drive Federation. ULD operates the ULD Championship Series within this governance framework.
• James Palmer / Arizona Long Drive LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArizona Long Drive LLC, led by James Palmer, is a licensed tournament director operating the ULD Arizona League with a minimum of six events per year. The league provides local long drive competition opportunities with a pathway to the ULD World Championship.
• Sea Trail Resort (Sunset Beach, NC)majorOthersSea Trail Resort in Sunset Beach, North Carolina is the host venue for the 2026 USA Open National Championship (August 2026) and the first XLD Team Series event at Family Golf Week (July 17, 2026). The resort features three championship courses (Jones, Byrd, and Maples) and is also the venue for the 2026 US National Long Drive Championship.
• Wood Ridge Farm (Lovingston, VA)majorOthersWood Ridge Farm in Lovingston, Virginia is the host venue for the 2026 ULD World Championship. The venue has quickly become one of the most respected championship locations in long drive golf.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Topgolf: Largest golf entertainment and competitive golf-based leisure operator in the U.S. Comparable as a venue-driven, tech-enabled golf entertainment business that monetizes participation, events, and licensing-style partnerships.
• LIV Golf: Team-based professional golf league with league/team franchise structure. Comparable through its league-format competition, franchise/territory partnership model, and tech-forward broadcast and sponsorship strategy targeting golf entertainment audiences.
• PGA of America: The largest U.S. governing body and organizer of professional and amateur golf. Comparable as a sports league/governing body with memberships, sanctioned events, national championships, and a strong broadcast and sponsorship footprint.
• Drive Shack: Owns and operates golf entertainment venues (Puttery, Drive Shack) under a franchise/venue-partner model. Comparable to ULD's licensee/partnership growth model and indoor golf entertainment thesis.

Emerging players

• Toptracer: Provider of ball-tracking technology used in driving ranges and broadcast. Comparable as a tech-driven golf entertainment and data platform enabling competitive/engagement formats at driving ranges and indoor venues.
• GOLFJOY: Launch monitor and simulator manufacturer used in competitive golf settings. Comparable through its simulator ecosystem and tournament-enabling technology that intersects with ULD's event tech stack and indoor league growth.
• X Golf: Operates indoor golf simulator venues and league/tournament formats. Comparable through its indoor venue base, simulator-based competition offerings, and franchise/venue-partner expansion strategy that parallels ULD's XLD model.
• GSPro: Indoor golf simulator software platform with strong community and tournament features. Comparable as a technology partner that competes for indoor golf engagement and tournament play, and intersects directly with ULD's XLD simulator strategy.

Direct peers

• World Long Drive: The established professional long drive tour and championship circuit. Directly comparable as the other major sanctioning body for long drive golf competitions, leagues, and world championship events.

Others

• Long Drivers of America: Historical long drive governing/competitive organization and amateur community. Comparable as a niche governance-style body and community in long drive golf that overlaps with ULD's sanctioning and athlete-development positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ULDChampionship
• Facebookfacebook.com/ultimatelongdrive
• Instagraminstagram.com/ultimatelongdrive1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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