Audit finds inventory, alcohol‑control and membership weaknesses at Firewheel Golf Park; management outlines corrective timeline

The Garland Audit Committee reviewed a comprehensive internal audit of Firewheel Golf Park on Sept. 30 that identified multiple control weaknesses in inventory management, alcohol handling, membership accounting and event documentation and prompted a set of corrective actions with staggered implementation dates.

Internal audit staff said the golf park — which recorded roughly 119,000 rounds played and about $5.2 million in sales in fiscal 2024 — uses a single software system for reservations, point-of-sale and inventory control. The auditors found discrepancies between physical merchandise counts and the inventory system across the park’s two pro shops, including negative balances on some SKUs and significant variances in counts. Auditors reported hundreds of SKUs with differences and quantified net shortages and overages across locations; shortages were valued in the low‑to‑mid five figures at each location. The audit recommended clearer SKU labeling, cycle counts during the year, and an inventory‑variance policy. Management agreed and set a target to implement monthly inventory cycles and improve SKU labeling by Jan. 1, 2026.

The review of alcohol inventory found similar issues: several beer…