The Economics Behind Starting a Driving Range

In this video, we follow the complete journey of Marcus—an entrepreneur who signed a ground lease on a 15-acre abandoned parcel and had to navigate civil engineering disasters, zoning battles, netting failures, and dead daylight hours before figuring out the modern commercial playbook. Here is the exact step-by-step breakdown of how a driving range is built from raw dirt to a $1.5M+ profitable business. Timestamps: 0:00 - The Napkin Math Trap 0:51 - Chapter 1: Zoning, Permits & Stormwater Runoff 2:31 - Chapter 2: Grading Dirt & The Netting Engineering Crisis 4:16 - Chapter 3: Opening Day & Why The Range Bleed Cash 6:01 - Chapter 4: The Pivot (Ball-Tracking Tech & F&B Margins) 7:46 - The Final Balance Sheet & Unit Economics 9:01 - Key Takeaways for Land Development #business #realestate #entrepreneurship #drivingrange #casestudy #landdevelopment #startup