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Sep. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
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Drive Shack Inc., which is referred to, together with its subsidiaries, as Drive Shack Inc. or the Company is a leading owner and operator of golf-related leisure and entertainment businesses. The Company, a Maryland corporation, was formed in 2002, and its common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “DS.”
The Company conducts its business through the following segments: (i) Entertainment Golf venues, (ii) Traditional Golf properties and (iii) corporate. For a further discussion of the reportable segments, see Note 4.
The Company opened its first Entertainment Golf venue in Orlando, Florida on April 7, 2018, and is currently in the process of installing new technology and making other design and operational improvements to this first venue during a brief closure period that began on September 29, 2019 (with an expected re-opening date of December 2019).
The Company opened its second, third and fourth Entertainment Golf venues in Raleigh, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia and West Palm Beach, Florida in August 2019, September 2019 and October 2019, respectively. The Company expects to increase the number of Entertainment Golf venues across the United States and internationally in the coming years, which combine golf, competition, fun and food and drinks. In addition to the large format venues, such as the four that the Company opened in 2018 and 2019, the Company also plans to open smaller venues in urban markets.
The Company’s Traditional Golf business is one of the largest operators of golf properties in the United States. As of September 30, 2019, the Company owned, leased or managed 62 properties across 10 states.