GT Golf Supplies

A founder and owner managed business
From 2016 to 2022

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GT Golf Supplies sources and sells grips, tees and other accessories to golf courses, golf course management companies and off-course retailers. GT Golf Supplies is known for its broad product offering, short lead times, competitive pricing and excellent customer service. The Company’s customers include some of the most recognized and sophisticated golf course operators and retailers in the world including Worldwide Golf, Pebble Beach Resorts, ClubCorp and PGA Tour Superstores.

GT Golf Supplies is headquartered just north of San Diego, California with an additional location near Charleston, South Carolina.

The Situation

Craig Pollard built GT Golf Supplies from a one-man traveling sales effort into the nation’s leading distributor of golf accessories. After 20 years of hard work he was ready to spend time on new opportunities, including a charity that he founded. Craig was still instrumental to GT Golf and was leading the business day-to-day.

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Transition

The Transition plan was completed over a period of 18 months inclusive of identifying a new President (from within the business) and completing the handof...

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Foundation

Following a successful Transition, Craig was free to pursue his other passion while Brian and the rest of the management team, along with our support, got to work laying the Foundation required...

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Growth

These strategies led to a five year revenue CAGR of 11%, well ahead of industry growth rates and roughly doubled the size of the business in five years.

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GT Golf Supplies

"It’s been a very rewarding experience for my staff, customers, and suppliers to have the Hadley team guiding a well-thought-out growth model that mitigates risks and does things in an intelligent and strategic manner." - Craig Pollard, Founder of GT Golf Supplies

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