SETH DAMSGARD ISN’T JUST A TALENTED GOLFER. HE’S ALSO A CLEVER ENTREPRENEUR—AND HE’S JUST NINE YEARS OLD
SETH’S COMPANY, GOLF BY NUMBERS, PRODUCES LOW-COST YARDAGE BOOKS FOR GOLF COURSES IN SEVERAL STATES. IT ALL STARTED WHEN SETH STARTED GOLFING FOR TOURNAMENTS AND WITH HIS DAD. WITH MAKESHIFT SKETCHES OF EACH HOLE AND ITS YARDAGE, SETH AND HIS DAD WOULD BE ABLE TO BETTER DECIDE HOW TO PLAY EACH HOLE, ESPECIALLY IF IT INCLUDED OBSTACLES (LIKE PONDS). SETH DECIDED TO TURN HIS DRAWINGS INTO A BOOK AFTER SEEING PLAYERS USE YARDAGE BOOKS AT HIS FIRST 3M CHAMPIONSHIP IN MINNESOTA. EVER SINCE, FELLOW GOLFERS ON HIS COURSE STARTED ASKING HIM TO MAKE THEM COPIES—AND A BUSINESS WAS BORN. NOW, GOLF BY NUMBERS SELLS SEVEN YARDAGE BOOKS AND FIFTEEN DRAWINGS OF HOLES AND GREENS, WITH MANY MORE TO COME.
SETH’S COMPANY, GOLF BY NUMBERS, PRODUCES LOW-COST YARDAGE BOOKS FOR GOLF COURSES IN SEVERAL STATES. IT ALL STARTED WHEN SETH STARTED GOLFING FOR TOURNAMENTS AND WITH HIS DAD. WITH MAKESHIFT SKETCHES OF EACH HOLE AND ITS YARDAGE, SETH AND HIS DAD WOULD BE ABLE TO BETTER DECIDE HOW TO PLAY EACH HOLE, ESPECIALLY IF IT INCLUDED OBSTACLES (LIKE PONDS). SETH DECIDED TO TURN HIS DRAWINGS INTO A BOOK AFTER SEEING PLAYERS USE YARDAGE BOOKS AT HIS FIRST 3M CHAMPIONSHIP IN MINNESOTA. EVER SINCE, FELLOW GOLFERS ON HIS COURSE STARTED ASKING HIM TO MAKE THEM COPIES—AND A BUSINESS WAS BORN. NOW, GOLF BY NUMBERS SELLS SEVEN YARDAGE BOOKS AND FIFTEEN DRAWINGS OF HOLES AND GREENS, WITH MANY MORE TO COME.