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The Bunker is franchising
Own a Bunker.Golf-anchored hospitality.
Own the place your market comes to play, eat, drink and gather. Premium indoor golf, food and beverage, leagues and events in one established model.
48.1MU.S. golfers, 2025Total participation, on and off course.
+40%Growth since 2019Compared with the pre-pandemic baseline.
19MOff-course golfersRanges, simulators and entertainment venues. The Bunker's core customer.
$2.1B → $4.7B+U.S. simulator marketProjected 2026 to 2034 (about 10% a year).
Sources: National Golf Foundation, “Golf Participation in the U.S. 2026” · Fortune Business Insights, “Golf Simulator Market”
One venue. Multiple customer occasions.
A bay reservation brings the customer in. What happens around it is the business. Guests play, eat, drink, compete, book events and bring coworkers.
One of four ways a guest spends
Golf
Bay reservations for practice, casual play and competitive rounds. A bay booking brings the customer through the door.Who spends here.
The Bunker doesn't need every customer to be the same customer.
Golf season ends outside. It doesn't end here.
Outdoor courses shut down or slow to a crawl from November through March. For The Bunker, that's peak season.
- Winter is peak, not slow. Golfers with nowhere else to play in January come here instead.
- The curve runs opposite a patio business. The Bunker catches exactly the months both patios and courses go quiet.
- Events add a second engine. Corporate parties and team outings run on the calendar, not the weather.
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Events turn a bay business into a group business.
A single booking can fill the room. Private events already run across seven venues in the Albany / Mohawk Valley market, with a dedicated coordinator and booking pipeline in place.
LocationsTour all 8 Bunkers
Walk every room before you book.
Clifton ParkTap to walk the room
GuilderlandTap to walk the room
LathamTap to walk the room
Mohawk HarborTap to walk the room
New HartfordTap to walk the room
North GreenbushTap to walk the room
Saratoga SpringsTap to walk the room
Meet the founders.
Two founders built The Bunker into what it is today. Hear their story in their own words.
Franchise support
The simulator technology platform is built and maintained centrally. You don't fund or debug it yourself.
Site selection built around traffic, visibility and revenue potential.
In-depth onsite training for you and your key staff before you open.
Beyond the franchise fee.
This isn't a fee for a logo and a lease. It's capital deployed into a physical golf, hospitality and entertainment business.
The venue buildout
Bays, bar, kitchen and lounge, finished to brand standard.
Golf simulation hardware
The bay technology guests actually play on.
Furniture, signage & branding
The physical presentation of the brand inside your four walls.
Pre-opening capital
Inventory, staffing and working capital to get through opening.
Investment overview.
The real numbers are confirmed during qualification, not estimated on a web page.
- Estimated initial investmentConfirmed in your FDD, Item 7
- Initial franchise feeConfirmed in your FDD, Item 5
- Minimum liquid capitalConfirmed during qualification
- Minimum net worthConfirmed during qualification
- RoyaltyConfirmed in your FDD, Item 6
- Marketing contributionConfirmed in your FDD, Item 6
- Multi-unit opportunitiesDiscussed during qualification
Every figure is disclosed in full through the Franchise Disclosure Document. The next step isn't a commitment. It's a conversation to see whether your market, your capital and this opportunity line up.
The right market needs the right owner.
We're not looking for just anyone who can write a check. You don't need to be a lifelong golfer or to have built this exact business. You do need to be capable of building and operating a serious hospitality and entertainment business, with the support of an established system.
Qualifying doesn't reserve your market. Moving first might.
If another approved franchisee secures the available territory first, your opportunity to develop The Bunker there may no longer be available.
Your path to ownership.
From interested to opening your Bunker.
Step 1 of 6
See if you qualify
Submit your information and target market.Could you be the right owner for the next Bunker?
Tell us about yourself and the market you're interested in. We'll determine whether the opportunity, territory and ownership profile appear to be a fit. No commitment.
This page is not an offer to sell a franchise. Offers are made only through the Franchise Disclosure Document. Market figures are from the sources noted above, and the seasonality chart is illustrative.
The Bunker, in the real world
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