Bottom line
- Total investment $144K – $1.3M including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- 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 TruGolf Links unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
TruGolf Links franchisees operate golf entertainment venues, likely featuring simulators, virtual golf games, and/or golf instruction services. Daily operations include managing customer experiences, maintaining equipment, handling point-of-sale transactions, and potentially staffing instruction or event hosting.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
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 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
TruGolf Links presents elevated risk due to complete absence of unit data, missing financial performance disclosure, unprotected territories, and a wide cost variance that cannot be justified by disclosed earnings.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDZero disclosed franchise units with unknown growth trajectory indicates either brand-new concept or undisclosed closures/struggles
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests franchisor may lack performance data or wants to avoid liability
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk—multiple franchisees could operate in same area, cannibalizing sales
- 04MINORWide investment range ($144K–$1.28M) without corresponding revenue disclosure makes due diligence nearly impossible
- 05MINORHigh royalty floor (6% of gross sales, non-negotiable) leaves thin margins in a capital-intensive golf entertainment business
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into long commitment with no performance benchmarks or escape clauses
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
TruGolf Links · FDD (2025) PDF