Open County

What Open County does

Open County is a sole-proprietorship, owner-operated golf club operating under the registered Open County® trademark, owned by Gunnar Zimmermann in Kirchspiel Garding, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The club runs the Tatinger Golfplatz and holds membership in the Deutscher Golf Verband (German Golf Association), which confers standardized association benefits, tournament access, and recognition within Germany's national golf ecosystem. Revenue is generated through recurring golf club membership fees and related golf services, with booking delegated to the third-party yourgolfbooking platform (Aylesbury, UK); pricing is not publicly disclosed and the business employs no listed employees in the source data.

The go-to-market is community-led: the owner personally manages direct member engagement through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram) and an email newsletter, while accepting bookings and inquiries via email and phone. The club's stated philosophy emphasizes inclusivity — welcoming golfers regardless of age, gender, skill level, or background — though there is no evidence of differentiated technology, AI capabilities, proprietary platforms, or modular product offerings beyond a single golf course experience.

As of the 02.07.2026 website update, the owner publicly signals interest in transferring course operations or selling the underlying land, citing 25 years of operation and referencing Hamburger Abendblatt (March 2026) and Husumer Nachrichten (June 2026) coverage about the course's condition. This represents a clear inflection point: the entity remains technically operating but is openly exploring divestiture, with no institutional investors, parent company, or external capital structures involved.

Name

Open County

Legal name

Open County Golfclub, Inh. Gunnar Zimmermann

Website

https://opencounty.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Open County is a sole-proprietorship owner-operated golf club running the Tatinger Golfplatz in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, under the Open County® brand. It serves local golfers of all skill levels via membership-based access. The owner publicly signals potential divestiture as of mid-2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Club Operations

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Golf club membership
• Golf course operations
• Golf recreation services
• Inclusivity golf community
• Owner operated golfclub

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchspiel Garding

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Golf Club Membership and Operations: Open County operates as an owner-operated golf club that generates revenue through membership fees and golf-related services. The club is a member of the German Golf Association (Deutscher Golf Verband), indicating standard golf club operations and fee structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Open County operates an owner-operated golf club (Inhabergeführter Golfclub) under the Open County® brand, providing golf club membership and access to the Tatinger Golfplatz in Kirchspiel Garding, Germany. The club welcomes golfers of all skill levels, ages, genders, and backgrounds, and is a member of the German Golf Association (Deutscher Golf Verband). Bookings and inquiries are handled directly through the owner, Gunnar Zimmermann, via email, phone, and a third-party booking service.

Product overview

Open County operates as a single golf club offering. The Inhabergeführter Golfclub (owner-operated golf club) is the sole product/service, with booking services available through the company. No modular platform or multiple product offerings are present.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open County Golfclub An owner-operated golf club (Inhabergeführter Golfclub) operating under the Open County® brand by Gunnar Zimmermann, providing golf club membership, access to the Tatinger Golfplatz, and golf-related services. The club is a member of the German Golf Association (Deutscher Golf Verband) and welcomes golfers of all skill levels.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Deutscher Golf VerbandcoreOthersOpen County Golfclub is a member of the Deutscher Golf Verband (German Golf Association), the national governing body for golf in Germany. This membership provides the club with standardized association benefits, tournament access, and official recognition within the German golf ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Others

• YourGolfBooking: UK-based golf tee-time booking platform explicitly named in Open County's privacy policy as the third-party processor for booking transactions. Functions as an infrastructure vendor rather than a competitor, but is materially relevant to Open County's distribution model.
• Deutscher Golf Verband (DGV): National governing body for golf in Germany, of which Open County is a member. Not a competitor but the central industry association setting handicap rules, tournament structure, and member benefits that Open County's proposition relies on.
• Leading Courses: European golf course marketplace and tee-time booking platform. Operates in the same German golf consumer ecosystem as Open County and is adjacent to the booking flow Open County uses to acquire and serve golfers.

Broad incumbents

• Golf Club St. Leon-Rot: One of Germany's premier private golf clubs and a regular host of European Tour / DP World Tour events. A broader incumbent in the same national golf ecosystem, with substantially greater scale, prestige, and capital base than Open County.
• Albatros Golf Resort Bad Griesbach: Large German golf resort complex with multiple courses, hotel, and spa offerings in Bavaria. Comparable on golf-course operations and DGV-affiliated membership play, but operates at substantially larger scale and as a destination resort rather than a community club.
• Münchener Golf Club: Historic German private golf club with traditional membership model. Comparable target customer (German private-club golfers) and DGV affiliation, but at much larger scale and older institutional positioning than Open County.

Direct peers

• WINSTONgolf: German multi-course golf operator in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offering multiple 18-hole layouts and membership/day-play access. Comparable to Open County in target market (German recreational golfers) and in operating a course-based business, but with a portfolio rather than single-asset structure.
• Hamburger Golf-Club Falkenstein: Established private German golf club with a membership-driven model and DGV affiliation, operating a single course in northern Germany. Directly comparable to Open County on membership structure, geography, and club-versus-facility positioning.
• Berliner Golf Club Gatow: Long-established private German golf club offering a single course and membership access. Comparable to Open County as a single-asset, membership-based German golf club serving local golfers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookde-de.facebook.com/nationalparkwattenmeer
• Instagraminstagram.com/opencounty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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