Jared Solomon was born and raised outside of Philadelphia. He graduated from Hamilton College with a philosophy degree and aspirations of shaping a business from the ground up. After pursuing his JD from Columbia Law School, Solomon started working as an equity option market maker in New York City, where it was nearly impossible to play golf.<\/p>\n
He and three others started Five Iron Golf in 2017 and since then have been on a mission to modernize urban golf while making it fun and accessible to all.<\/p>\n
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The Solomon Story<\/strong><\/p>\n
The path that I took to get to where I am today is an interesting one. At the beginning of my professional journey, I played professional poker during the early stages of internet poker and my career. My strategies for playing quickly developed and led to incorporating game theory, analyzing data and more into my own poker game. I really enjoyed learning the game that way.<\/p>\n
Fast forward to when I was working as an equity options market maker in New York City, I started playing golf on a simulator. The instant feedback and data that playing golf on a simulator provided was very similar to what I liked about developing my poker game. I started taking lessons from Mike Doyle on a simulator in the back of a men's clothing store. Looking back, the simulator golf experience was a great way to be introduced to the game and helped crystallize the idea for Five Iron Golf, especially for city-locked golfers like myself.<\/p>\n
I have always had the entrepreneurial spirit; I had previously worked with various business ventures from limousines to sports drinks. I love finding solutions to problems and enjoy the personal relations that come from business.<\/p>\n
Once I had the vision for Five Iron Golf in my head, I assembled a team consisting of Mike Doyle, my wife Katherine and long-time friend, Nora Dunnan, to create the Five Iron Golf foursome.<\/p>\n