Rob Waldron
Senior Managing Director & Partner
(301) 529-8454
rwaldron@thelipg.com
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License FL: SL3270686
Licensed Nationally
Professional Profile
Rob Waldron brings over 35 years of specialized expertise in golf, resort, and master planned community real estate to his role at LIPG with a focus on golf markets across the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest, and Florida. Rob has managed the acquisition of nine golf courses, brokered over $300 million in transactions, underwritten more than $600 million in golf financing, and advised on upwards of 300 golf course projects. His expertise covers the full transaction spectrum — operations, finance, marketing, acquisitions, brokerage, debt placement, and consulting.
His career spans senior management positions at Marriott Corporation, Fore Golf Partners, Legg Mason Real Estate Services, Indigo Golf Partners, and Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services.
A recognized industry voice, he has authored articles for leading golf trade publications, spoken at national industry events, and served on the Board of Directors for the NGCOA Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Washington Metropolitan Golf Association, and Argyle Country Club.
He has officiated as a Rules Official for the USGA and multiple regional golf associations and has been a member of Golf Digest’s “100 Greatest Courses in America” panel since 1998.
Rob holds a finance degree from Penn State University, where he also played collegiate golf, pursued graduate studies at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, and holds a Florida Real Estate Sales Associate License.
Qualifications & Awards
Education
- Penn State University – B.S. in Finance
- Temple University, Fox School of Business MBA Program – Marketing Major
- The Appraisal Institute
Experience
- Leisure Investment Properties Group Partner and Senior Managing Director
- Indigo Golf Partners (formerly Billy Casper Golf) – Manager of Acquisitions & New Business Development
- Legg Mason Real Estate Services, Golf Division – AVP
- Fore Golf – Regional VP of Operations
- Marriott Corporation, Marriott Management Services Division – Regional Controller
Volunteer Activity
- Golf Digest Magazine: “America’s 100 Greatest” Panelist
- Mid-Atlantic Golf Course Owners Association: Member of Board of Directors
- Washington Metropolitan Golf Association: Member of Board of Directors
- United States Golf Association: Rules Official
Rob In the News
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Odessa Golf Club Sold
“We are excited to be the new stewards of such a great 36-hole property in a market we are very familiar with,” Miraglia said in a statement, “and look forward to investing the needed capital to improve the facilities and the courses for all players in the Tampa Bay market.”
Club and Resort Business
Black Bear GC On the Market at $2.3M
“Low overhead costs and a recently renewed permit to draw 100 million gallons of irrigation water per year at no cost contribute to making Black Bear Golf Club a prudent investment,” Waldron added.
Golf Inc.
Palm Cove G&YC, Evergreen Club Sold
Robert Waldron, investment advisor for the Leisure Investment Properties Group, represented both the seller, Palm Cove Holdings, LLC and the buyer, KVC Golf, LLC in the sale of Palm Cove Golf & Yacht Club.
