The R&A acquired a 50% interest in DotGolf in August 2023 and has now purchased the remaining 50% stake from Golf New Zealand.
DotGolf is a specialist golf technology business that works with national federations around the world to build tools that help grow the game. DotGolf, which employs 55 people, will continue to operate as a standalone business with its own executive leadership, governance, and operations.
DotGolf’s aim is to create technology that makes golf more accessible, enjoyable and sustainable worldwide. This acquisition will enable The R&A to invest further in DotGolf’s technology to support these goals.
Since The R&A’s initial 2023 investment, DotGolf has expanded internationally and now has multilanguage capability. It currently has 21 national golf federations customers and supports over 2.5 million golfers.
Mark Darbon, Chief Executive of The R&A, said, “The R&A’s purpose is to open golf to the world and we are committed to making long-term investments in technology, data and digital capability to benefit national federations and golfers worldwide. This acquisition is an exciting next step and we look forward to seeing DotGolf continue to develop tools that keep growing the game.”
Darbon added, “I would like to recognise Golf New Zealand’s role in establishing and growing DotGolf since 1999. DotGolf has always had national federations at its heart and Golf New Zealand has been pivotal in designing the platform around the needs of national federations. We thank them for their partnership in building something that has genuinely benefited the game.
Jeff Latch, CEO of Golf New Zealand, said, “We are enormously proud of the achievements of Dean Murphy, Matt Smith and the team at DotGolf for taking a kiwi tech company successfully onto the world stage. We look forward, as a customer, to seeing DotGolf continuing to grow and through its products enabling federations like us to grow the game of golf.”
For more information on DotGolf please visit www.dotgolfhq.com
