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Rounds played continued to see strong momentum during July even though year-over-year play was actually down compared to last year’s pandemic-fueled summer surge.
Early summer play matches initial surge seen in 2020
In the first real test of the sustainability of the 2020 summer surge, June 2021 rounds were essentially equal to June of last year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
October rounds were up 32.2% nationally year-over-year, another record-setting increase for 2020 play.
September rounds played continued the summer momentum nationwide.
Closing out the summer of 2020, August rounds played set a new standard for the biggest increase in a peak season month.
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.
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.
