Pro Golf Int'l. Inc.

Founded: 1962 Franchising since: 1972

23399 Commerce Dr., #B1 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335

Phone: (800)776-4653/ (248)994-0553

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	101	9	3	0
2005	109	9	1	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 5-mile radius

Total investment: $250K-500K Franchise fee: $49.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 2.5% Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Third-party financing source(s): broker network

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $260K
Cash liquidity requirement: Varies

Operations

• 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10-14 days
• At franchisee's location: 5-7 days
• Ongoing support available

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#464 (2007); #375 (2006); #245 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2006; 2005;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#165 (2005);