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The Broken Rangefinder That Built a Golf-Tech Brand
Three childhood friends were sick of choosing between $400 rangefinders and cheap ones that fell apart. So they built the middle - and turned a golfer's annoyance into a brand sold in thousands of shops.
Malbon Golf
Malbon Golf is a Los Angeles-founded golf lifestyle brand that fuses streetwear, art, and music with the sport. Started in 2017 by married co-founders Stephen and Erica Malbon on Fairfax Avenue, it built a cult following through its Buckets Club smiley-face logo, oversized apparel, and high-profile collaborations with adidas, New Balance, Jimmy Choo, and the Keith Haring estate. With ambassadors like Jason Day and a members-only Buckets Club community, Malbon reframes golf as youthful, inclusive, and culturally connected - and grew to roughly $67M in 2025 revenue.