About us

DAVE AUSTAD
CEO

Dave has been in the golf business since the second grade when he swept the floor of the warehouse for a bottle of pop from founder and dad, Oscar Austad.  Since then, Dave held almost every job imaginable at Austad's until taking over as President in 1988 and has helped steer the company through many changes over the years. 

Dave summarizes his career this way, "Being at Austad's is all I ever wanted to do.  I've been blessed with great staff, suppliers and customers that have helped make Austad's the oldest family-owned golf chain in the United States."

RYAN AUSTAD
President and COO

Ryan has been playing golf since he was old enough to grip a club.  "My best golf memory is playing the 'ice cream hole' with my dad when I was a kid.  If I scored a 6 or better, we'd go out for a frozen treat following the round," said Austad.  Ryan now has two kids of his own who are starting the game. 

Prior to rejoining the Austad's team in 2015, Ryan spent seven years working as a management consultant with Fortune 500 companies.  "While consulting taught me a lot, the golf industry is ultimately where I belong.  We believe in having fun each day while helping people reach their golfing potential.  I wake up each day loving what I do."

JARED GREENFIELD
VP of MERCHANDISING

Jared started working at Austad’s Golf in 2019, but has been a golfer almost his entire life, having been introduced to the game as a kid by his Dad.  He bought his first set of golf clubs from Austad’s with the money he won from his Dad’s March Madness pool at work, which we feel was a very strong investment.  Outside of work, Jared spends time with his wife, Micaela and their three boys – Gavin, Kellen and Noah.

SARA RUBIN AUSTAD
DIRECTOR OF ECOMMERCE & MARKETING

Some of Sara's earliest memories come directly from Austad's Golf.  "Saturdays were office days with Dad when I was a kid," she says, "we would head out to the warehouse and run around like hooligans until Dad gave us a fun game to play like 'sticker the golf balls' or 'sort the gloves".  From there, Sara worked just about every job available in the family business. 

After a brief departure from the company where Sara worked in marketing and website development for a large pure play Ecommerce retailer, she came back to the family business in 2015 to help reinvigorate the company's web business.  "Austad's is where I belong.  It's always been home to me and always will be," she said.  Sara lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her husband, two daughters and bulldog.