Summary of Beginner U.S. Golfers
Summary of Beginner U.S. Golfers
2024 Edition

This one-page summary of beginning golfers provides an overview of engagement among Americans who played golf on a golf course for the first time in the past survey year. It features a five-year participation trend among beginners, demographic details, comparisons to the overall golf population, and notable details about the record number of beginners who have taken up the game during the coronavirus pandemic.

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