Aiming to Be a Unique Presence for GolfersWe want to be a true partner that is trusted and loved by all golfers. To those who are struggling to select their club, we strive to provide the most suitable club. To those who are facing problems in improving their score, we strive to offer precise advice. What we aim for is to be a one-and-only shop that meets the various needs of golfers.
- Trade name:
- GOLF Partner Co., LTD.
- Address:
- 13F Nishikicho Trad Square, 3-20 Kanda-nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Date of establishment:
- June 30, 1999
- Capital:
- 673.23 million yen
- Representative:
- Representative Director, Junya Ishida
- Description of business:
- Nationwide operation of GOLF Partner, a general golf shop that sells new and secondhand golf goods
- Number of employees:
- 1,411 people (Full-time: 326 people; Contract: 36 people; Part-time: 1,049 people)*As of June 2015
- 1999 :
- Established GOLF Partner Co., LTD. Developed Birdie Net, a shared inventory and price valuation system
- 2000 :
- Launched sales of original golf clubs
- 2002 :
- Executed a business alliance agreement with Golf Digest Online Inc.
- 2003 :
- Junya Ishida was appointed as Representative Director
- 2004 :
- Launched sales of original golf balls
- 2006 :
- Reached a membership of 1.5 million people for its point card
Launched the practice ground business (opened the Tama Range shop)
Launched sales of the private brand NEXGEN series
- 2007 :
- Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (TSEM) market
Launched sales through GOLF Partner Online Shop
- 2008 :
- Launched golf club rental business
Launched franchise operations of golf practice ground business
- 2009 :
- Became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xebio Co., Ltd.
Launched the opening of shop-in-shop at Victoria Golf Implemented common point cards across all shops
- 2010 :
- Reached 30 shops of practice ground franchise chains
Opened the Shimbashi Hibiya Exit flagship shop
- 2011 :
- Certified by the Guinness Book of World Records for the number of shops and number of secondhand clubs sold
Opened the Iruma shop, an indoor golf practice ground
- 2012 :
- Executed an absorption-type merger with Festival Golf Co., Ltd. as of July 1
- 2014 :
- Opened the first overseas shop in Singapore
Started the First Golf Club Project
Reached 300 shops of franchise chains
- 2015 :
- Reached 70 shops of practice ground franchise chains
- Joined Venture Link Co., Ltd. in 1995 after working for a major golf manufacturer and a venture capital firm. Provided store guidance to participating merchants as the supervisor of Gulliver International Co., Ltd., a car purchasing network. Appointed as Director of GOLF Partner Co., LTD. in 2000. Assumed current post in March 2003.