Investor Brief · September 2026

Own the space between thinking about golf and teeing off.

ParNotFar turns trusted golf knowledge into a repeatable habit: discover, imagine, plan, and play.

The audience is anyone who is curious about golf.

136M U.S. golf attention spans playing, watching, reading, and listening. It is the market for useful golf content. NGF · 2026
8.1M People used golf simulators in 2024, proof that imagined play is already real behavior. NGF · 2025
12M+ Americans traveled to play golf in each of the past four years. NGF · 2026
New to golfMake an unfamiliar game legible.
Curious golferExplore courses and “what if?” questions.
Weekend groupChoose, coordinate, and prepare together.
Golf travelerTurn aspiration into a confident trip.

The path to today’s pilot.

  1. Built the first app
  2. Failed: “I’d just use 18Birdies”
  3. Interviewed 1,100 golfers
  4. Today’s pilot
How’s the course playing today? What can I do to play it better?
10 of 12pilot golfers engage beyond signup
12 minactive Course Report engagement per golfer

The course report is the first question.

Golfers think about golf all week. gives that attention somewhere more useful to go.

MImagineHow would I play Pebble Beach?
TLearnWhat does my game look like?
WGatherWho’s in for Saturday?
FPrepareHow will our course play?
↺Play & returnWhat should we do next?
A home for curiosity, coordination, and anticipation around the round. Useful today · interesting between rounds · valuable when intent grows

The planner turns curiosity into something you can play.

A lightweight digital version of your game can explore real courses, test choices, learn from people who know them, and make the next round or next trip feel possible. Models do the work underneath.

Could I break 90 at Pinehurst No. 2?
What should be in the bag?
When should our group go to Bandon?
Plan, then play.

Useful attention becomes valuable intent.

01 · ReturnFresh reasons to visitConditions, courses, plans, groups, and trips.
02 · KnowA trusted golfer profileInterests, game, destinations, and intent, with consent.
03 · ConnectRelevant next actionsCourses, lodging, instruction, fitting, equipment, and travel.
04 · EarnAligned revenueReferrals and direct sponsorship first; advertising at scale.
$40B

Golf travel alone drives roughly $40 billion in annual U.S. spending across travel, lodging, meals, fees, merchandise, and on-site purchases. ParNotFar can participate where planning becomes intent while protecting the integrity of the advice. NGF, 2026

$250KSAFE

Build the course foundation. Prove the habit. Open the network.

The largest unlock is licensed course layouts and reliable data. That foundation lets ParNotFar scale the planner, grow a trusted contributor network, and learn what brings golfers back.

Course data & layout licensingReliable coverage at meaningful scale.
Planner & personal golf modelConversational, visual, repeatable.
Audience & contributor growthEducation, community, and trusted supply.
Partnership & launch proofTravel, course, brand, and PGA pathways.
PGA Show launchJanuary 26–29, 2027

Bring a model-powered, people-led platform story to the center of the golf ecosystem.