PGA of America and Elysian Park Ventures have created EP Golf Ventures, a new investment partnership designed to support innovation in the golf industry. PGA of America and Elysian Park directly committed capital to the fund and are now selecting additional investors. Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm created by the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers, holds a large portfolio of brands and companies operating in sports technology, entertainment, health, fitness and wellness. EP Golf Ventures will invest in start-ups that can drive innovation and add strategic value to the golf industry and PGA Professionals, focusing on targeted areas: coaching and training; health, wellness and performance science; hospitality; facility management; retail; and agriculture. EP Golf Ventures has already invested in two companies, including Sportsbox AI, an AI-powered technology company that develops coaching applications, and Dryvebox, which has designed a mobile golf simulator that offers lessons, practice sessions, virtual golf and private events. PGA of America is one of the world’s largest sports organizations, with nearly 28,000 PGA Professionals working to grow interest and inclusion in golf.

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