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Business Profile: Hawkes Golf Vehicles

New England's Leading Golf Cart Dealer Is Found Right Here

Patch interviewed owner and operator Mickey Hawkes, a PGA professional who has been in the business of golf for over 25 years.

Where do you live? I live in Madison.

How long has been in business: Hawkes Golf Vehicles (HGV) has been in operation for seven years.  HGV has been in the same location in Clinton since our inception.

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History of the business: My background in the golf business started as a PGA professional. I was the head golf professional at The Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes, Vermont before I came to this area in 1981. Then I was hired as the head golf professional at the Madison Country Club (MCC) where I worked for 23 years before embarking in the golf cart industry.

As the golf professional at MCC, I was realized that there was a need for this type of business in Connecticut. There were sales companies, rental companies and some small mom and pop service companies in Connecticut but not one company where you could go to get all of the aforementioned services. Looking for a new challenge, I retired from Madison Country Club and started Hawkes Golf Vehicles, in Clinton. HGV has been in operation for seven years.

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How did Hawkes Golf Vehicles get its name: Hawkes is obvious where that came from, with Golf Vehicles I tried to encompass the entire personal transportation market.

What do you sell and what services to you offer: We sell, service and rent golf carts, multi-passenger vehicles (4-6-8) and utility vehicles. We also sell parts for all makes and models.

What is in high demand these days: The multi-passenger vehicles and utility vehicles are in high demand for all aspects of our business, sales, service and rentals. Our biggest seller and most popular rental vehicle are the four passenger vehicle and utility vehicles.

What makes Hawkes Golf Vehicles unique: What makes HGV unique is we are the only golf cart related business in Connecticut that offers sales, service, parts and rentals.

What do you like best about town: What I like best about Clinton is its proximity to the water and its sense of community.

What do you least like about town: I do not dislike anything about Clinton, strange question??

Hawkes Golf Vehicles | 24 East Main Street 860.669.5013 | www.hawkesgolfvehicles.com

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