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The question for April 2021 wasn’t whether rounds played would be up, it was how much they'd be up over a year ago.
Topics: Facilities, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Participation, Rounds Played
February rounds were down 4.7% nationwide compared to a year ago, when play for the month had been up 19% before the pandemic hit the U.S.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses, Municipal Golf
Golf's on-course momentum from 2020 carried into 2021. Here's a look at how much play was up nationwide in the first month of the year.
Topics: Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Participation, Rounds Played
November rounds of golf were up almost 57% nationally over a year ago, continuing an upward trend since coronavirus restrictions on golf operations were lifted.
Topics: Engagement, Golf Courses, Golfers, Rounds Played
October rounds were up 32.2% nationally year-over-year, another record-setting increase for 2020 play.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Golf Courses, Golfers, Research
September rounds played continued the summer momentum nationwide.
Topics: Consumer Spending, Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses
Closing out the summer of 2020, August rounds played set a new standard for the biggest increase in a peak season month.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses, Golfers
Rounds of golf were up almost 20% nationwide in July, helping the industry continue its comeback after losing 20 million spring rounds due to the coronavirus.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses, Golfers
Rounds-played were up 6.2% nationally in May, with more than 90% of golf courses having reopened by the second week of the month.
With more than half of U.S. golf courses shut down for most of April, national rounds played were down 42% during the month compared to a year ago.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses, Golfers
The coronavirus had its first significant golf facility impact in March 2020, with national rounds played down 8.5% for the month compared to the previous year.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses, Golfers
National rounds played jumped significantly in February compared to a year ago, with play up in seven of eight regions for the month.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golfers, Participation