How GoDaddy And PXG Founder Bob Parsons Created His Golf Company To Fit His Game Needs | Forbes
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Published 2022-12-29
Parsons grew up "poor as a church mouse" in inner-city Baltimore and struggled in school, flunking the fifth grade. He sold software firm Parsons Technology to Intuit for $64 million in 1994; three years later he launched Jomax Technologies, later renamed GoDaddy. In 2014, Parsons founded PXG, which makes high-performance golf equipment and apparel. He also owns commercial real estate, motorcycle dealerships, a production company and the Scottsdale National Golf Club in Arizona. Parsons and his wife have given away more than $250 million to charities since 2012.
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All Comments (11)
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Mr. Parsons is one of the nicest guys around and will help anybody in anything! And he has Money, and yeah he will get what he wants!
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When I get a customer who calls me about “Woman's clubs” “Kid clubs” I tell them what Bob says… we don’t make woman's clubs, and we don’t make men’s clubs. We make clubs built custom for you. Love this brand!
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I’m starting to think Bob Parsons owns a piece of Forbes
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Life......
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Who else randomly started watching him and now its a everyday thing ? ❤️❤️
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“Made here in Arizona by small Mexican Chinese children”
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Huge mistake when Bob Parsons sold GoDaddy. I've had an account for 20 years & there are constant issues and problems now. Just got an email from GD saying my problem had been fixed & it hasn't. Expect to be on the phone for hours to fix anything.
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Interesting that Titleist customers love to say they are the best. Guessing none have hit PXG. Also, why spread false narratives about someone being a bully, by starting with "I heard"....
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He doesnt have to scream like a total lunatic!?
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Titleist golf clubs are the best!!!! PXG clubs are nothing compared to Titleist. We all have opinions and each one is different. Some of the things I heard about Parsons is that he is kind of a bully because he has money. You can still be a nice guy with money.
