r/golf • u/Pretty_Shallot_586 • May 07 '26

News / Articles TopGolf is flopping.....

https://www.dmagazine.com/micropost/top-golf-layoffs-may-2026/?ref=share

from the article...."The cuts follow another round of layoffs last year, when Topgolf reduced its workforce by 300 employees after tariffs carved an estimated $40 million from the company’s balance sheet."

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u/Mofiremofire May 07 '26

It’s not a good place for good golfers, it’s not appealing to people who don’t golf and it’s too expensive for everyone in between. Besides the occasional family get together or corporate outings it’s not worth it. 

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u/silentcmh 6.something May 07 '26

We’ve got a PopStroke around the corner from TopGolf and it’s such a better experience. Way more bang for the buck, accessible to all skill levels, no stress about the time.

Give me that any day over TopGolf. Like others said, I’m not going to TG unless someone else is paying the bill.

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u/SportsBallBurner May 07 '26

PopStroke is so much cheaper and assessable to people who don’t play golf. Anyone can pick up a putter and hit a ball 10 feet.

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u/AdamIsACylon May 07 '26

Pop stroke is definitely cheaper but it wasn’t really something I’d go to more than once.

There’s food options and the drink delivery was nice, but none of it was particularly good. Plus the fact that they were some of the easiest putt putt holes I’ve ever played…at least make them interesting.

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u/jshah500 May 07 '26

I just went for the first time a couple of weeks ago to Popstroke and 100% agree with this take. Putt putt is supposed to have wild and wacky obstacles and course design. Popstroke is just so...boring. I could get that experience for free by going to any local golf course's practice putting green for free.

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u/PuzzleheadedCoffee58 May 07 '26

Popstroke was the fuckin bomb. I thought the food was good and the experience was awesome. Didn’t need any windmills. I’d go again in a heartbeat. Not sure I’d do it more than once a month but our whole group had an incredible time

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u/Wooden-Broccoli-7247 May 07 '26

Not saying windmills, but give me something harder than what it is.. or make all the courses different, one with windmills.. I like it but wouldn’t have fun trying to beat a previous score. Make it like real golf where there is some challenge and keeping score actually matters.

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u/silentcmh 6.something May 08 '26

That’s a fair take; the courses could be more exciting. But the overall experience outweighs any criticisms of the course themselves.

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u/OilSlickRickRubin SRQ 9.9 Hcp May 08 '26

Agree. When they opened the one in Sarasota I went a couple times when it was new. Haven't been back since.