GlobalGolf

Our Business

GlobalGolf is much more than just the stereotypical, big-box store offering golf equipment. We’re the online-only version of the trained and trusted PGA Professional who knows every quirk in your game, how to remedy that nasty slice and match your specifications, interests and price point in a timely fashion. We’re the reliable neighborhood golf shop where you feel comfortable interacting with the staff about purchasing a new set of irons, a preowned wedge, a dozen balls or the sporty golf shirt.

That traditional experience has been enhanced in a virtual world and a state-of-the-art manner on one of the fastest growing e-commerce sites in golf. Launched in 2006, GlobalGolf continues to grow quickly as a golf equipment retailer that combines an unprecedented personal touch with unique expertise from numerous in-house PGA Professionals and a renowned e-commerce capability to satisfy golfers of all skill levels.

GlobalGolf is one of the few golf retailers that possess in-house design, development and Internet marketing talent in our Raleigh, N.C., headquarters providing our customers a richer experience fully customized towards the game of golf. This capability has earned GlobalGolf the reputation as one of golf’s leading e-commerce experts and the top sales center of preowned golf clubs worldwide. Our excellence has been touted by both the top manufacturers in the game, such as TaylorMade, Titleist, Callaway and others, and by customers who have a wealth of products to choose from in either the preowned or new equipment categories.

At GlobalGolf, our purpose is to help our customers enjoy the game of golf. Through industry-leading product selection, our next-day order processing commitment and rapid shipping times achieved through multiple shipping locations across the country, GlobalGolf has achieved honors like becoming a Google Trusted Store and has thousands of 5-star reviews.

At our core, we are a golf company that caters to golfers interested in enhancing their enjoyment of the game. We cherish the moments when customers use GlobalGolf’s insight and selection to discover their product wishes, then hit that new driver a little farther, use that new putter to sink the clutch putt or arrive at the first tee looking just a little sharper wearing that latest golf fashion. We like to consider the resulting smiles a reflection of your satisfaction of the products and services that can be found at GlobalGolf.

Our History

During the late 1990s, the golf equipment market experienced unprecedented growth worldwide. More aggressive product cycles, new club technology innovation and increased interest in participation created an expanded market for new golf equipment and options for golfers of all skill levels. Many golf shops and off-course retailers throughout the country saw the opportunity to take used golf equipment on trade as a way to offset the cost of new products, thereby helping golfers bridge the gap and trade up to better equipment. While this trend helped new product sales, it left many golf retailers with thousands of dollars of used products without an effective means of selling them. In addition, the industry’s major product manufacturers annually created large volumes of preowned golf clubs by placing trial products in the market through their sales representatives and various types of product demonstration programs.

In 2001, GlobalGolf founder Ed Byman assembled a highly respected golf industry team with an innovative concept to develop a market for these preowned golf clubs. Over the years, by leveraging its many industry contacts around the country, the team became a trusted liquidation solution for the trade-in products.

In reaching out to technology savvy golf enthusiasts and the growing eBay marketplace, GlobalGolf rapidly grew to be the leading online seller of preowned golf equipment. In 2006, we moved beyond eBay by launching our own proprietary website, GlobalGolf.com. Within a few years, we had created a market for the acquisition and sale of preowned golf equipment.

From our roots in preowned products, GlobalGolf now holds a unique position in the industry by offering the discerning golf consumer a wide array of golf equipment. Representing all the major brands in golf, GlobalGolf.com is the only major golf e-commerce site where consumers can view new and preowned equipment side by side in a unified navigation window. Our site has a complete selection of quality golf products for golfers of all abilities, from the low handicapper to the eager beginner.

Our Numbers

• Locations: Raleigh, N.C. (Headquarters); Salt Lake City, Utah; Missisauga, Ontario Canada; Greensboro, N.C. (Retail Location)
• Employees: 130-plus
• Combined size of all facilities: Approximately 90,000 square feet
• Over 50,000 preowned clubs in stock at any time

Our Leaders

Ed Byman, CEO

GlobalGolf founder Ed Byman has been in the golf industry for nearly 40 years as a successful player, sales professional and pioneer in the online sale of golf equipment. After a successful collegiate career at the University of Connecticut, the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., native played professional golf on several international tours and won the 1974 Mexican Open. He later played the PGA Tour from 1978-1980. Following his playing career, Ed began his second career as the owner of an independent sales agency for many of golf's leading brands. In 20-plus years in golf product sales, he was recognized multiple times as a national sales leader by multiple brands. During this period, Ed also started two successful business ventures outside the golf industry. In 2001, he founded GlobalGolf and has led the Company through many years of significant growth to be a leading player in the golf e-commerce space. Byman is a Raleigh, N.C., resident.

Zack Veasey, Vice President-Chief Merchandising Officer

Zack Veasey has been one of the most respected leaders in the Professional Golfers Association of America for more than 25 years. The Greensboro, N.C., resident has been in the golf business since 1982, a member of the PGA since 1986, and has a long and successful track record in golf sales and leadership. Zack began his professional career at his hometown course, Hillandale Golf Course, in Durham, N.C., and served as Director of Golf and Owner from 1988-2011. He was often recognized as one of the golf industry's leading retailers in the iconic Hillandale golf shop. He served the PGA through his election as both Carolinas PGA Section President and PGA Executive Board Member and as a speaker at many PGA education conferences. During his career he has consulted for several of the major golf manufacturers and assisted left-handed golfers – of which he is one – in finding infinitely more choices in golf equipment.

Dave Hunt, Vice President-Chief Operating Officer

Dave Hunt came to GlobalGolf in 2006 after a 30-year career in the public accounting profession with Arthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche. The Lexington, N.C., native served in leadership positions with Arthur Andersen for more than 16 years, including roles as the managing partner of two offices. Dave provided service to a broad range of clients, with a heavy emphasis on the manufacturing and consumer products industry segments. Dave led numerous operational consulting engagements, focused largely on productivity, procurement and information systems improvements. The University of North Carolina graduate and Raleigh, N.C., resident joined GlobalGolf in 2006 as the Chief Financial Officer and in 2012 was named the Company's Chief Operating Officer. In addition, Dave has actively served for more than 25 years as a volunteer and Board member for numerous community and educational organizations. He has been a passionate and self-proclaimed hacker since being introduced to golf at age 16.

Mark Larson, Vice President-Chief Financial Officer

Mark Larson joined GlobalGolf in 2009 after 21 years in financial and operational consulting at Arthur Andersen and Grant Thornton. During his career in public accounting, Mark focused on serving the unique needs of technology and consumer products companies and participated in numerous financing, merger and acquisition transactions. Mark was one of the founding partners of the Raleigh, N.C., office of Grant Thornton and served as Partner in Charge of that office from 2002-2009. Larson, a Connecticut native who grew up in Hickory, N.C. is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His interests include golf and spending quality time at his house on Lake Gaston in Virginia.

Contact Us

Customer Service Center Hours
Monday - Friday: 9AM - 7PM EST
Saturday 10AM - 5PM EST

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Telephone
866-843-0262 / U.S.
001-919-719-7950 / International

Fax
919-719-7958 / U.S.
001-919-719-7958 / International

Email
questions@globalgolf.com

Mailing Address
GlobalGolf.com
PO Box 90083
Raleigh, NC 27675

Corporate Headquarters Address
Global Value Commerce, Inc
7320 ACC Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27617

Greensboro Retail Store
GlobalGolf
1317 Pleasant Ridge Rd
Greensboro, NC 27409