HARTFORD – Wednesday, August 9, 2017 – Swing by Swing Golf, Inc., the golf mobile app, media and marketing company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of gottaGolf, LLC. The acquisition gives Swing by Swing the top ball tracer and social app in golf with an engaged user base and social audience of more than 250,000 golfers.
“We are excited to add gottaGolf and its CEO & Founder, Clint Jarvis, to the Swing by Swing family,” said Charles Cox, CEO of Swing by Swing. “gottaGolf’s growing, loyal audience of young, active golfers is a tremendous fit for our golf-improvement and entertainment businesses. The combined companies will offer our large golfer community an incredible bouquet of digital products across GPS, instruction and social.”
The gottaGolf app provides its user base with automatic ball tracing, unique photo and video editing tools, and social features. Golfers use the app to create and share golf photos and videos as well as connect with a passionate community of golfers around the world. The gottaGolf team will join Swing by Swing but remain in its offices in Atlanta, Georgia.
“gottaGolf’s mission is to make it more enjoyable for golfers around the world to engage with the sport by leveraging the power of technology and social media,” said Clint Jarvis, CEO at gottaGolf. “We are thrilled to join the Swing by Swing team, as it will empower us to accelerate this vision and make an even greater impact on the golf world.”
GSA, a golf social influencer & marketing agency launched by both companies in January, will consolidate under Swing by Swing. The firm represents some of golf’s biggest social influencers, including Elise Lobb, Josh Kelley, and Ryan Rustand.
About gottaGolf, LLC
gottaGolf, LLC is a golf mobile app and social media company. The company owns and operates the gottaGolf app and businesses in apparel and social media. The company was founded in 2013 and is heaquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
About Swing by Swing Golf, Inc.
Swing by Swing Golf, Inc. is a golf mobile app, media, and marketing company. The company owns and operates businesses across GPS, scorecard & statistics, instruction, e-sports, publishing and research & analytics. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut.
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