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Golf Envy franchise — is it worth it?

Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed

Golf Envy is a fitness franchise with a moderate initial investment range of $349,179 to $696,724.

Everything below is free, read straight off Golf Envy's registered filing, with where the numbers land against fitness peers. Weighing Golf Envy against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.

Figures above are as disclosed in Golf Envy's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641065 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.

How much does a Golf Envy franchise make?

Golf Envy is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure is $82,889 in average unit revenue — read it alongside what Item 19 says about which units it covers (often only mature or top-performing locations). See every fitness brand that discloses earnings in the Gym & fitness franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.

Golf Envy franchise profit vs. revenue

Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Golf Envy's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Golf Envy franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Golf Envy franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. On $82,889 of revenue, a 8% royalty alone is about $6,631 a year before any other cost.

Golf Envy lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Golf Envy's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.

Golf Envy closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Golf Envy will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Golf Envy's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a fitness of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Golf Envy's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +1 to 1 in the latest reported year.

Who owns Golf Envy?

Golf Envy's franchise is offered by Golf Envy Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Fitness franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Golf Envy is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Golf Envy franchise — frequently asked