Flipwedge, an online exchange where golfers can buy and sell used clubs, views golf not merely as a sport, but as a transformative experience – physically invigorating, socially enriching, and emotionally fulfilling. Golf should be accessible to everyone, regardless of age, gender, or socioeconomic background.
The core strategy of Flipwedge directly addresses the most immediate obstacle—affordability of equipment. As a dedicated purveyor of high-quality, pre-owned golf gear, Flipwedge offers the most competitively priced used golf clubs.
Every exchange by WA Golf members fuels this program.
Flipwedge is continuously working with the manufacturers to increase the value back to WA Golf members. For example, Callaway, now in addition to their 40 percent bonus also gives 10 percent off everything in Callaway (minus apparel), including sale items to all exchanges of $500 or more. Cobra has increased their bonus to 50 percent.
At the heart of Flipwedge’s commitment to growing the game is its flagship Build a Bag (BaB) program – a first-of-its-kind initiative designed not merely to donate equipment, but to thoughtfully integrate new golfers into the fabric of the golf community.
What makes Build a Bag truly unique is its community-rooted design. Rather than operating as a traditional giveaway or anonymous donation model, BaB helps identify and refer individuals who face financial barriers to participation. This assists in ensuring that equipment is placed directly into the hands of individuals who are both eager and supported in their journey into the game.
Once referred, participants receive access to a curated, digital Build a Bag experience on the Flipwedge platform, where they select a custom six-club set at no cost. This approach restores dignity and agency to the recipient, allowing them to actively participate in the process rather than passively receive donated goods. Equipment is then fulfilled through trusted PGA facilities, Section offices, First Tee chapters, or community partners, reinforcing the local connection that is so essential to sustained engagement in golf.
Beyond the individual golfer, the program is intentionally designed to strengthen the entire golf ecosystem. By keeping distribution local and professional-led, Build a Bag drives new relationships into facilities, introduces participants to PGA Professionals, and creates natural on-ramps to instruction, leagues, and ongoing play. In short, BaB doesn’t just put clubs in hands, it places golfers into communities.
The broader impact is meaningful and measurable. Here is what Build a Bag does:
- Lowers the cost-of-entry barrier at the most critical moment: first participation
- Expands the reach of PGA Professionals as community leaders
- Supports junior development, diversity initiatives, and veteran programming
- Creates a sustainable pathway from introduction → instruction → lifelong engagement
By focusing exclusively on high-quality pre-owned equipment, the program complements manufacturers, while reinforcing the long-term health of the equipment lifecycle and secondary market.
Build a Bag exemplifies Flipwedge’s belief that growing the game requires more than good intentions – it requires thoughtful structure, trusted leadership, and shared value creation.
