Global Value Commerce

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, Global Value Commerce (GVC) is the owner and operator of the world's largest e-commerce platform to buy, sell, trade and try pre-owned equipment and new golf gear. Its popular websites include GlobalGolf.com, GlobalGolf.ca, 3balls.com and upscale lifestyle retailer FairwayStyles.com. GlobalGolf.com is home to UtryTM, the golf industry's first exclusively online club trial program that allows golfers a two-week test of new equipment from all of golf's leading manufacturers. This includes drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, full iron sets, wedges and putters. Beyond its popular retail channels, the company's PGA Value Guide catalogs vast product information, sets industry standards on pricing and is used by millions of golfers to calculate credit or cash for their trade-ins. The value guide's complementary trade-in network boasts more than 7,000 PGA Professionals who monetize golf club inventory, notably exchanges, demos and un-hit overstock. GVC employs 130 people, including PGA members and golf-equipment experts who develop extensive product content and advise customers about how different types of equipment make them better players. Distribution centers in North Carolina, Utah and in Mississauga, Ontario total 100,000 square feet and house more than 400,000 units at any given time.