Garreth Carpenter
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Garreth Carpenter
Augusta native. First Tee of Augusta alum since age nine. Four-year letterwinner and Division I golfer at North Carolina Central University. Garreth has competed at Pebble Beach in the Champions Tour's First Tee Open, taught the game at every level from junior clinics to country club programs, and worked inside the golf industry from apparel to operations.
He founded MBN to be the outlet he wished existed — where skill is developed, doors are opened, and the culture is celebrated on every tee box.
“Talent and skill may get you to the top — it takes character to keep you there.”
— Garreth Carpenter
Our Story
Three chapters. One direction.
The lineage.
MBN starts in Augusta, Georgia — where founder Garreth Carpenter grew up with a golf club in his hands and history in his family. His great-uncle Eddie McCoy caddied for Gary Player through three Masters victories. The green jacket ceremonies happened minutes from home. The lesson landed early: this game has always belonged to us, even when the gates said otherwise.
The gap.
A four-year Division I career at North Carolina Central University showed Garreth the other side of the scoreboard — an HBCU program fighting for bags, uniforms, and practice time while, across town, everything came standard. An internship at Duke University Golf Club made the contrast impossible to unsee. The problem was never talent. It was access.
The answer.
Must Be Nice Golf Academy was built to close that gap with style: professional instruction for anyone with the desire — from four-year-olds to eighty-eight-year-olds — tournaments anyone can afford to build a golf résumé on, apparel that moves from the course to the city, and a private membership network where the next generation of athletes, executives, and tastemakers do business the way it's always been done: eighteen holes at a time.
The Academy
Every student. Every level.
The MBN Method is how we teach. Built on fundamentals, sharpened by competition, and designed for all ages — from first grips to college bound. Our instructors have competed at the collegiate and professional level and bring that standard into every clinic.
We run youth programs, adult clinics, private lessons, and corporate golf days — all under one roof and one standard.
Book a LessonWhat We Stand On
Five pillars. One standard.
Academy
The MBN Method — player development and lessons for every age and ability, taught by professionals who've competed at the collegiate and professional level.
Luxury Experiences
Curated travel, private outings, and hospitality with a concierge mindset — golf as the front door to a bigger lifestyle.
Tournaments
Single-vendor tournament management: planning, marketing, branding, administration, logistics. We handle everything 'golf tournament.'
Partnerships
Collaborations with brands, athletes, and institutions that share the vision — from apparel capsules to title sponsorships.
Community
Youth pipelines, HBCU support, mentorship, and giving back. Access isn't a tagline here — it's the origin story.
15+
Years in the Game
1,268+
Golfers Served
Every
Event Gives Back
From green initiatives at our tournaments to time donated across Metro Atlanta — MBN plays the long game for the community and the culture.