Fortnight
NGF’s Bi-Weekly Golf Business Perspective
Golf Course Supply: No Boom, But Better
September 7, 2023When it comes to traditional, new golf courses, what’s being built today is different than during the development boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Here’s how.
Read MoreMidyear Update: New Normal?
July 27, 2023After 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?
Read MoreMidyear Update: U.S. and Worldwide Course Supply
July 13, 2023Golf 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.
Read MoreQ1 Rounds Played: Demand Continues to Hold
May 4, 2023With 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.
Read MoreGolf Course Supply: The Long View
April 20, 2023There have been only two sustained periods of golf course supply contraction in the United States. They’ve ended in two very different ways.
Read MoreUpdate: State Supply Standouts
March 23, 2023Which 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?
Read MoreAre We There Yet?
March 9, 2023The 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?
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