GolfTRK Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $399K – $696K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (4)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
GolfTRK is a recreation franchise operating indoor golf training studios powered by TrackMan simulators and PGA coaching. Franchisees run the facilities, managing simulators, coaching, and memberships.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A GolfTRK franchise requires a total initial investment of $399K – $696K, including a $50K – $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2024. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored4 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $399K – $696K
- 29th pct Recreation & …
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only2 outlets
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 26th pct Recreation & …
- Units
- 2
- 8th pct Recreation & …
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Recreation & Entertainment · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Recreation & Entertainment median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $399K – $696K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 discloses individual actual revenue/expense figures for 2 (2025), 1 (2024), and 5 (Q1 2026) company-then-franchised locations by name/city rather than averages, medians, or high/low ranges across a sample; no whole-system average gross sales or net income figure is disclosed, so avg_gross_sales/avg_net_income are null per extraction rules.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 45/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative, pipeline stalled: 8 agreements signed but not yet open against 2 open outlets (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports revenue alongside profit figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- GolfTRK Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Albatross Golf, Inc.
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Alex Reed
- Incorporated in
- Kansas
- HQ
- 7068 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208
- Auditor
- BerganKDV, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $83K
- Most recent fiscal year
Affiliated brands
- has the same business address as us
- GolfTRK
- is wholly owned by our parent
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Alex Reed
- Headquarters
- Kansas
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about typical for a recreation & entertainment franchise (near the category median).
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee | $60K | $60K | |
| Rent and Lease Security Deposit | $3K | $6K | |
| Utilities | $250 | $2K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $45K | $180K | |
| Market Introduction Program | $15K | $20K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment | $40K | $45K | |
| Trackman and PuttView Simulator Equipment | $63K | $135K | |
| Golf Bay Technology and Installation, Computers and Software | $109K | $139K | |
| Computer System | $500 | $2K | |
| Insurance | $200 | $6K | |
| Signage | $7K | $13K | |
| Access Control/AV/Security | $12K | $25K | |
| Inventory | $500 | $4K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $500 | $1K | |
| Professional Fees (architect, lawyer, accountant, etc.) | $25K | $30K | |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial training | $3K | $5K | |
| Additional funds (for first 3 months) | $15K | $25K | |
| Total initial investment | $399K | $696K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $399K – $696K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $25K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $60K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 11.8 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $545 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $500 – $4K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
FDD-reported earnings
The FDD reports $84K as Income Less Expenses7 $84,049 / 29%. This is a disclosed figure, not our estimate — we publish no modelled profit for GolfTRK.
No Item 19 revenue figure for GolfTRK is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one GolfTRK unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 discloses individual actual revenue/expense figures for 2 (2025), 1 (2024), and 5 (Q1 2026) company-then-franchised locations by name/city rather than averages, medians, or high/low ranges across a sample; no whole-system average gross sales or net income figure is disclosed, so avg_gross_sales/avg_net_income are null per extraction rules.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Recreation & Entertainment median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports revenue alongside profit figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +100.0% over 3 years (2 opened, 0 closed).
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Recreation & Entertainment medians
How GolfTRK Compares
Category median of published Recreation & Entertainment brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 2
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +100.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +100.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 8
- 4.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 15
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
0 current owners across 0 states; 4 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 4 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 4
- Loan volume
- $1.9M
- Median loan
- $464K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (4)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 4 loans, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (4)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (4)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 3
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
GolfTRK is a pre-scaling golf tech franchisor with minimal unit count, unproven unit economics, and insufficient franchisee data to validate ROI claims.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
0 case reference(s): 1 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · BerganKDV, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 45 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 2 existing units with unknown growth trajectory raises serious scalability and validation concerns
- 02MINOR29% net margin on $291K revenue suggests heavy operational costs or unsustainable pricing; unclear if replicable
- 03MED7% royalty on modest average revenue ($291K) combined with $49.5K franchise fee creates front-loaded financial burden with limited franchisor support visibility
- 04MEDNo litigation disclosed but system is too small to validate track record; insufficient franchisee base for pattern analysis
- 05MEDItem 19 financials appear limited—only 2 units means no meaningful statistical sample; actual franchisee performance highly variable
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Territory population | 100,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 20 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Lenexa, Kansas |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | Kansas |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 1 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 8 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 12 hrs
- Training location
- Prairie Village, Kansas (some on-the-job training at franchisee's location)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 8 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee_with_franchisor_approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Square
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a GolfTRK franchise?
The total investment to open a GolfTRK franchise ranges from $399K – $696K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do GolfTRK franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the GolfTRK FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns GolfTRK?
GolfTRK is franchised by GolfTRK Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is Albatross Golf, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the GolfTRK FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the GolfTRK FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is GolfTRK's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for GolfTRK (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many GolfTRK franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, GolfTRK has 2 total units in the United States, including 2 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is GolfTRK a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates GolfTRK as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 45 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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