Nearly $5M
Golf revenue doubled
Reframed an underperforming 27-hole operation through tee-sheet analysis, pricing, conditions and targeted market development—without increasing total rounds.
GOLF ASSET ADVISORY • PERFORMANCE • TRANSITION
Improve performance. Strengthen value. Prepare for what's next.
Commonwealth Golf Group helps private owners, club boards, municipalities, investors and lenders make better decisions at every stage of golf-property ownership.
40+
Years of experience
Nationwide
Golf assignments
Owner & operator
Perspective
WHAT IS KEEPING YOU UP AT NIGHT?
The symptoms are visible. The real problem may not be.
Before recommending a solution, we determine what is actually happening—and why.
- 01
Revenue is growing without improving cash flow.
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Labor, food-and-beverage or maintenance costs are eroding performance.
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Capital needs and course conditions are affecting long-term value.
- 04
You are uncertain whether to reinvest, reposition, change management or sell.
ONE ADVISOR • EVERY STAGE
The full golf asset lifecycle.
We begin with the asset — not a predetermined transaction. The evidence determines whether the right answer is to hold, improve, reposition or transition.
- 01
Diagnose
Independent operational, financial, market and facility assessment that identifies what is really happening—and why.
- 02
Improve
Hands-on revenue optimization, cost controls, agronomy, marketing and team alignment built around a practical operating plan.
- 03
Position
Capital planning, asset strategy, valuation readiness and repositioning that strengthen performance and preserve options.
- 04
Transition
Clear guidance through succession, management selection, acquisition, brokerage or an accelerated sale when the evidence supports it.
Brokerage services are provided through appropriately licensed brokerage affiliations. Accelerated-sale services are coordinated through the properly licensed auction entity.
ADVISORY BEYOND RECOMMENDATIONS
Advice without follow-through is just advice.
We do not hand owners a report and disappear. Commonwealth identifies the priorities, develops the plan, helps implement the strategy and measures performance against clear objectives.
“We advise first. The right next step follows the evidence.”
- ✓ Operational & financial diagnostics
- ✓ Revenue optimization
- ✓ Cost controls & performance benchmarks
- ✓ Agronomy & capital planning
- ✓ Branding marketing & positioning
- ✓ RFP management & facilitation
SELECTED RESULTS
Results matter.
Great recommendations are only the beginning. Follow-through turns analysis into stronger cash flow, membership, conditioning and asset value.
$520K
Operating shortfall reversed
Added more than 200 members, improved turf quality and moved a historic private club to a positive position within 18 months.
400+
Members within 18 months
Reversed a six-figure annual loss and unsustainable labor model while restoring financial health, member experience and community pride.
FROM DISTRESS TO SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION
Storm King Golf Club
Commonwealth stabilized a historic golf property, with roots dating to its first play in 1894, after it was shuttered and lender-owned. We restored course conditions, rebuilt market confidence, prepared the asset for sale, and supported its successful transition to new ownership.
Representative outcomes from prior engagements and operating assignments. Results vary by asset, market, ownership objectives and implementation.
ALLEN DEPUY • FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL
WE'VE SAT ON YOUR SIDE OF THE TABLE
Built by an operator. Focused on owners.
Allen DePuy has spent more than 40 years owning, operating, acquiring, repositioning, advising and selling golf properties nationwide. His experience spans private clubs, public courses, municipalities, lenders, investors and distressed assets. That background brings an operator's understanding of performance and an advisor's perspective on long-term value.
OWNED • OPERATED • MANAGED • ACQUIRED • TURNED AROUND • ADVISED • BROKERED • SOLD
“We do not seek to disrupt what works. We identify what does not—and build a practical path forward.”
A CONFIDENTIAL FIRST CONVERSATION
You do not need to have the answer before calling.
Whether the objective is improving performance, evaluating management, planning capital investment or determining the right transition strategy, the first step is a confidential conversation.
Information submitted is intended solely for a confidential introductory conversation.