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How Does Golf in Your State Stack Up?

March 14, 2024 How Does Golf in Your State Stack Up?

Every U.S. state aside from Alaska has more than 40 golf courses, and almost two-thirds have at least 175. Florida has the most by a long shot; how many countries have more? Which well-supplied state has the highest proportion of public golf? Which state has the most golfers per public course — and thus the fiercest competition for tee times?

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Golf Supply Update: More Openings, Fewer Closings

February 29, 2024

Golf course closures last year came in at their lowest figure in almost two decades, resulting in less than a 1% reduction in overall U.S. supply. Here’s a bit more context, as the closure of golf courses is a topic of frequent interest… and frequent misinterpretation.

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Golf Participation Update — Bigger, Younger and Cooler

February 15, 2024

The number of on-course golfers has now increased for six straight years, but also notable is that the demographic makeup of the base is changing — albeit gradually in a sport with over 26 million Americans who play recreationally.

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A Record for U.S. Rounds?

February 1, 2024

Thanks to one final late-season surge in December – which incidentally was the warmest ever in the U.S. – play levels at U.S. golf courses finished in uncharted territory in 2023.

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SPOTLIGHT

New Supply & Demand Reports for All 50 U.S. States

This state is #1 for public golf... and it's not Florida or California
March 14, 2024

Want to know more about the number of golfers in a particular state, or the proportion of public to private golf? Looking for information about municipal golf facilities, Par 3 courses, residential golf properties or resorts? NGF’s 1-page state profiles provide key supply and demand data at your fingertips.

New Golf Facilities in the U.S. Report Now Available

Get the full accounting on U.S. golf courses and facilities through year-end 2023
February 29, 2024

The newest member reports on golf supply in the U.S. are now available, including a comprehensive 46-page dive into the world’s best supplied-golf market. As a complement to this annual report is a one-page summary overview of golf facility supply in the U.S. Click here to access and download.

Par 3’s Have Record Representation Among 2023 Openings

Assessing golf's short course movement
February 29, 2024

Par 3 courses are increasingly common among new course openings, especially relative to their standing in overall supply.

January 2024 National Rounds Played


February 26, 2024

January play got off to a sluggish start compared a year ago, as colder temperatures contributed to rounds declines in six of eight regions.

Examining ‘Pandemic Era’ On-Course Participation Changes

2024 Golf Participation in the U.S. report now available for NGF members
February 16, 2024

The 2024 Participation Report is out, featuring the latest year-end 2023 data on various segments and age groups, along with information on off-course only participants, interest in the game among non-golfers, and much more.

December 2023 National Rounds Played

Year is capped by biggest jump for any month in 2023
January 26, 2024

Play climbed to record levels in 2023 as December rounds finished with a late surge.

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