Five Iron Golf reported that new franchise locations are underway in New York (Port Chester and Syracuse) and Norwalk, CT.
In Westchester County, the franchise group Ironwood Ventures, led by John Cornelius, Jeff Kelly, Jacob Dowden, George Jamgochian, and Bruce MacKenzie, will open a new Five Iron Golf in Port Chester. The site is under construction within The Abendroth Downtown, a boutique apartment community, and is scheduled to open in Fall 2025. The 7,655-square-foot space will feature 10 simulators and food and beverage.
Ironwood Ventures will also bring a second Connecticut location to Norwalk, which is in the design phase, with an early 2026 opening. The 8,411-square-foot venue will be in the SoNo 50 commercial tower. Plans include ten simulators, a Dartsee activation, entertainment features, food and beverage.
Upstate, Five Iron Golf will open in downtown Syracuse at 400 S. Salina Street. Franchisees Chase Rogan, Drew Whiting and Jeremy Thurston of The Hayner Hoyt Corporation, who also operate Five Iron’s Erie, PA franchise, lead the 11,200-square-foot project. Scheduled to open in Fall 2025, it will offer eight simulators, four duckpin bowling lanes, a full bar and kitchen, and flexible indoor/outdoor event spaces within the city’s revitalized theater and museum district.
Beyond these franchise developments, a flagship in St. Louis is set to open this May, followed by Nashville this summer and an expansion in Florida with 12 franchise locations in development.
Backed by strategic investors including Callaway Golf and Enlightened Hospitality Investments, the growth equity fund co-founded by Danny Meyer, Five Iron Golf operates 34 locations in 15 states and five countries, with a reported over 50 in development.
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