After three straight months of meaningful YOY gains in rounds, is it fair to assume we’re in the midst of a “new normal” when it comes to golf engagement?

Golf has remarkable geographic spread, with at least one course in 83% of countries and territories worldwide. In fact, there are more golf courses globally than Starbucks locations.

With the first quarter of 2023 in the books, it appears the pandemic demand surge continues to hold. But the most critical months for rounds are ahead.

There have been only two sustained periods of golf course supply contraction in the United States. They’ve ended in two very different ways.

Which states have the most golf supply? Which have the most public courses? Which have the most golfers per public course and, generally, see stronger demand and tee time competition?

The annual tally of golf course closures in the U.S. dropped again last year. Which raises the question: Has supply and demand finally returned to a reasonably balanced state?