Wednesday, February 26, 2020

TGA Premier Sports Among Tops on Entrepreneur List, Franchise Business Review’s Rankings

Top youth sports golf brand named in Franchise 500, and Hottest Franchise Categories for 2020 List


(Los Angeles, CA) – TGA Premier Sports (TGA), the go-to brand for introducing children to the sport of golf and the nation’s most prolific provider of in-school- and community-based youth golf enrichment programs, has been named to Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 ranking, a distinction that the publication says indicates TGA is among companies “that continue to evolve to keep going strong year after year.”

The 41st annual Franchise 500 appeared in the January 2020 issue of Entrepreneur with TGA Premier Sports at No. 460 on the list. More than 1,100 companies applied for Franchise 500 consideration, which made the selection process the most competitive to date. Using a proprietary ranking formula called its “Five Pillars of the Franchise 500”, Entrepreneur analyzed key business factors when evaluating franchise opportunities, including costs and fees, size and growth, support, brand strength and financial strength and stability.

According to Entrepreneur, “More than forty years after the very first Franchise 500 ranking, the franchise industry is still going strong and more competitive than ever.” TGA was also listed among companies included in Entrepreneur’s list of “Hottest Franchise Categories for 2020,” in the Fitness Businesses category.

“Golf participation is grown at the local grassroots level through scalable, replicable and self-sustaining programs. TGA’s business model in the golf industry checks off all those boxes and it’s an honor to be recognized on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list. At No. 460, it makes us work even harder to climb the ladder businesswise while impacting more youth and families in their communities through golf,” says Joshua Jacobs, CEO of TGA Premier Sports.

The accolades continued to roll in with TGA’s recent inclusion in Franchise Business Review’s list of the “11 Top Rated Youth Sports Franchises Worth Investing In.” TGA came in at No. 2 on that ranking. Franchise Business Review surveys hundreds of franchisees, every year, from dozens of youth sports franchise brands. FBR then rates the top brands in the category based solely on franchisee satisfaction.

TGA (Teach, Grow, Achieve) has become one of the nation’s most impactful developers of community-based golf programs for kids ages five to 13. TGA has progressive levels for participants to graduate that sets the foundation for children to transition to other national golf initiatives, like Drive, Chip and Putt, PGA Junior League, LPGA*USGA Girls Golf, and Youth on Course, creating a pathway to becoming lifelong golfers. TGA is on pace to reach its one-millionth student by 2021.

TGA believes “Sports Change Lives” and its franchise owners bring a think globally but act locally mantra to their businesses. TGA’s golf programming is designed to create a passion for sport at an early age and encourage today’s youth to Keep Playing!.

For more information about TGA Premier Sports, visit www.playtga.com or follow @TGA_Sports on Twitter.

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