About Blue Collar Golf Shop in Largo

Custom Golf Clubs, Clone Golf Clubs, Custom Golf Fitting and Tuning

Golf club fitting professionalErnest Porter is a certified custom golf club maker and fitter. His talents are well known, and he does golf club tuning for several players on the Korn Ferry Professional Golf Tour.

The store has a 20′ indoor hitting cage and Ernest uses a Flight Scope Launch Monitor to complete your swing analysis and build custom clubs made for you.

Ernest Porter Golf Club Fitter

We offer a wide selection of Clone golf clubs which are often made in the same factory as the big name brands, to the same quality and specifications, but without the big marketing budgets, so you can get a great club and save 30 to 50% or more compared to the name brands.  And of course, you can also be fitted to the perfect shaft and grip to give you a club that is ideally suited to your game.

Bring in your clubs and hit them on the launch monitor, then hit one of our clubs with Ernest’s recommended club head and shaft from his batch of test clubs and see which one you hit farther and straighter.  Most of our clients who take that test can’t believe the difference is so great! And then wait until you find out how much less expensive a full set of custom-fitted clubs can be compared to those expensive name brands! 

 

Golfer’s Guide Article about Ernest Porter

Blue Collar Golf Caters To The Common Man

Blue Collar Golf in Largo is exactly as their slogan says … “Where the Common Man Isn’t So Common!” Owner Ernest Porter gained a passion for golf when his father-in-law introduced him to the game in his early 20’s. He knew he needed to get a set of clubs, and went to a well-known golf store looking for a used left-handed set. After 15 minutes and no salesman waiting on him, he noticed a well dressed golfer come into the store and the sales clerks tripped over themselves to wait on this man who appeared to be an avid golfer with more money.

That was when Ernest left and said to himself – the common man, the blue collar guy makes the world go around and should be treated better. Being a factory worker and from a factory background, he was all too familiar with the reality that those who appear to have money get waited on and treated differently than those who are blue collar workers.

Blue Collar Golf, Where the Common Man Isn’t So Common, is a retail golf store, where you can receive Top Notch Customer Service and everyone is treated equally. Ernest is a certified custom golf club maker and fitter. He has a 20 foot indoor hitting cage and uses a Zelocity Pure Launch Monitor to complete a swing analysis and build custom clubs made for you. He carries name brands such as egra, Dynacraft, Bang, Krank and Acer, just to name a few. A custom club set includes 3-SW at an affordable price. Yes, that is custom built for you.

His store has a full array of accessories and if he doesn’t have what you want he will find it for you at an affordable price. You will find Ernest doesn’t nickel and dime you for extras – he spines all shafts and does a lot of extras that are included in the price of his clubs. He doesn’t believe golf has to be an expensive sport, only an enjoyable one.

Ernest is an active participant in charity events, PBA tournaments, and belongs to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Advisory Board. Show him your military, firefighter or law enforcement ID and he will provide you a discount as a thank you for your service. He’s also left-handed friendly. Blue Collar Golf is located at 11616 Seminole Blvd in Largo. Stop in and just say hello.

Community Affiliations

  • Pinellas County Sheriff Advisory Board Member
  • Elks Club Member
  • Largo Chamber of Commerce Member
  • Go Local Tampa Bay – Member

    Charities Supported Yearly

    • PBA Tournament
    • VFW Local & State Tournament
    • Annual Elk Tournament Lodge 2519
    • Davis Foundation
    • Largo Breast Cancer Foundation
    • American Heart Association
    • Kimberly House Charity Foundation Clearwater
    • The First Tee