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Golf Travel Shows Signs of Roaring Back
Limitations on golf trips in 2020 have created a bottled-up demand to return to golf travel. Here's what golfers are saying and operators are seeing.
Golf Travel Shows Signs of Roaring Back
Affordable Golf And An Opportunity to 'Give Back'
Harold Varner III knows first-hand the importance of affordable access to golf. Now, Varner is giving back through an expanded partnership with Youth on Course.
Affordable Golf And An Opportunity to 'Give Back'
How Remote Work Has Helped Golf's Pandemic Resurgence
Working remotely has changed the contours of the work day for many over the past year. NGF recently conducted golfer research to gain deeper insight about the relationship between golf and the work-from-home dynamic.
How Remote Work Has Helped Golf's Pandemic Resurgence
12 Months, 1 Pandemic and 1,234 Rounds
Nobody Played More In 2020 Than This Texas Retiree
As golf provided an escape from daily coronavirus anxiety for millions of Americans in 2020, nobody played more than 61-year-old Texas resident Barry Gibbons.
Nobody Played More In 2020 Than This Texas Retiree
February 2021 National 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.
February 2021 National Rounds Played
NGF's State-of-Industry Graffis Report Is Available
NGF's Graffis Report, a overview of an unprecedented year for the golf business in 2020, is now available for NGF members.
NGF's State-of-Industry Graffis Report Is Available
Saved From the Chopping Block
In an era when golf course closures far outweigh new openings – a market correction that’s the result of oversupply in the industry coupled with a strong demand for real estate -- here's a look at facilities that have escaped the chopping block. From the posh Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip to a 9-hole layout in Nebraska that costs just $9 to walk on weekdays.
Saved From the Chopping Block
Golf Under the Lights
NGF research shows that 50% of golfers express some interest in playing golf at night. Could a lighted course be an option for some operators?
Golf Under the Lights
In Their Words
Interview: PGA Tour Superstore President & CEO Dick Sullivan
PGA Tour Superstore President and CEO Dick Sullivan on an unprecedented 2020 for the golf industry and expectations for 2021.
Interview: PGA Tour Superstore President & CEO Dick Sullivan
January 2021 Rounds Played Summary
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.
January 2021 Rounds Played Summary

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