November rounds were up about 3% year-over-year on a national level despite declines in golf-rich states in the Northeast and Midwest along with Arizona and California.
With only the low-volume month of December to account for, play for 2025 is pacing slightly ahead (+1.2%) of the record-setting pace from last year. This means 2025 is virtually assured of being the fourth record-setting year for rounds in the past five for the U.S. golf industry.
In total, 28 states saw November play increases of 2% or more, with the most notable gains in states such as Colorado, Idaho and Utah. Both Utah and Idaho had the warmest November on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, while Colorado had its third-warmest November ever in a record that dates to 1895.
The Mid Atlantic (New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania) had a YOY rounds decline of just over 19% as average temperatures plunged 5 degrees for the month, further limiting the limited play availability in those seasonal states.
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