Bottom line
- Total investment $299K – $675K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $291K/year. Estimated payback in 5.8 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one GolfTRK unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
8%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 GolfTRK units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$466K
on $2.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.9M
SBA $1.2M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
GolfTRK franchisees operate golf analytics/performance tracking technology services, likely offering swing analysis, course management software, or player data solutions to golf facilities, clubs, or individual golfers. Daily operations typically include client acquisition, technology training, data management, and customer support for golf-related tracking solutions.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
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.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 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
- 04HIGHNo 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
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
GolfTRK · FDD (2025) PDF