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- Category: Consumers
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- Rounds Played by Age Group
- 2024 U.S. Rounds Momentum – Q3
- Golf Instruction Overview
- Golf Instruction by Average Score
- Golf Instruction by Participation Segments
- Golf Instruction Participation by Age
- 2024 Midyear Cumulative U.S. Rounds Trajectory
- On-Course Participation Increases – by Gender
- Trend in Proportion of Female Golfers
- Number of Golfers per Public Course – by State
- On-Course Golfers by State
- On-Course Participation by Gender – Male & Female
- Female Golf Participation: 10-Year Trend
- People of Color Participation – 10-Year Trend
- Junior Golf Participation – 10-Year Trend
- Latent Demand for On-Course Golf
- Golf’s Total Reach in the U.S.
- Golf Participation (Total) vs Other Popular U.S. Sports
- U.S. Golf Participation Trend – Since 1986
- “Sea Level” Golf Participation and Beginners
- Contribution to Rounds by Golfer Avidity
- 2003 Rounds Played vs Recent Years
- Annual U.S. Rounds Played
- Pandemic Golfer Gains by Gender
- On-Course Participation by Play Frequency
- On-Course Participation Trend by Frequency of Play
- ‘Pandemic Era’ Golfer Growth Segments (On-Course)
- Evolution of Golf Participation
- On- and Off-Course Participation Growth
- Total U.S. Golf Participation
- U.S. On-Course Golf Participation
- Golf Ball Shipments – Through Oct. 2023
- Golf Equipment Shipments – Through Oct 2023
- Core Golfers and ‘Pricing Pressures’
- Core Golfers on “The Price of Golf”
- Holiday Golf Gift Giving – This Year vs Previous
- Holiday Golf Gift Giving Plans
- Simulator Golf: What Does Play Look Like?
- Where Are Golf Simulators Used?
- Simulator Participants and Overall Off-Course
- Golf Simulator Participation Trend
- Golf Simulator Supply & Locations
- Dress Code Sentiments – Golfers vs Operators
- Golf Dress Codes vs Personal Style
- Golfer Dress Code Awareness
- Equipment Sales – Through Summer 2023
- Golf’s Charitable Impact
- On- and Off-Course Participation Changes
- Total U.S. Golf Participation Trend
- On- and Off-Course Participation Changes
- Off Course Availability and Green Grass Interest
- Entertainment Golf and Green Grass Interest
- Off-Course Experience and Beginners
- The Impact of Off-Course Experience
- The Growth of Off-Course Golf Supply
- Latent Demand Trend
- On-Course Golfer Participation Trend
- Committed Golfer Growth Trend
- Total U.S. Golf Participation
- Types U.S. Golf Participants
- Barriers to Golf: Non-Golfers
- Barriers to Golf – Cutting Back & Quitting
- Trending Golf Travel Search Data
- Female Golfers by Age
- Female Golf Participation Trend
- Female Golfer Representation
- Golf Momentum and Online Ball Searches
- Golfers and Spend by Age
- U.S. Golf Participation Changes
- Notable Participation Gains by Segment
- Beginners vs Golfer Gains
- Frequency of On-Course Play
- Golfer Avidity Trends
- Non-White Golfer Representation Trend
- U.S. Golf Participation Levels
- Total Participation – On and Off Course
- On- and Off-Course Golfers by Geography
- Walking on the Course
- Mid-Year Club & Ball Shipment Trajectory – 2022
- Mini Golf or Putt-Putt?
- Mini Golf Participation Trend
- Golf’s Reach and Online Search Popularity
- Online Golf Ball Searches Rose in May
- 2022 Rounds Trend
- Annual Distribution of Rounds Played
- Gauging Consumer Interest in Golf Balls
- Change in Golfer Segments (2021 vs 2020)
- Travel Plans for Core Golfers
- Golfer Inflow & Outflow
- Beginning Golfer Makeup
- Female Representation Among On-Course Golfers
- Golfers Per Golf Course
- Total Golf Participation
- Three Types of Golfers
- Beginners and Professional Instruction
- The Importance of Beginner Experiences
- The Difference Between Conversion and Retention
- Core Golfers and Health/Fitness
- Golfers by State
- Gauging Golf’s Popularity
- PGA TOUR Prize Money and Tiger’s Impact
- Return to normalcy
- Bad golf course experiences
- Golf Ball Searches Follow Play Trend
- Retaining Female Golfers and the Importance of Shot Euphoria
- Will summer demand match 2020 levels?
- Y.O.Y Changes in Key Golfer Segments
- The three roughly-equivalent groups of U.S. “golfers”
- Off-Course Only Golfers
- Golfer Inflow & Outflow
- On-Course Golfer Trend
- Latent Demand
- Golf Destinations and Golfer Proximity
- Latest ball searches and shipments: signals for overall golf demand
- Category: Courses Fact
- 2024 Cumulative Rounds Played – Through August
- Top U.S. Metro Areas for Golf
- List of U.S. Courses With Sand Greens
- Midyear 2024 U.S. Golf Course Development
- Annual Changes in U.S. Public Green Fees
- Q1 2024 – Cumulative U.S. Rounds Played
- 9-Hole Golf: States With Most Facilities, Highest Proportion
- 9-Hole Facility Supply Trend
- Historical Growth of Municipal Growth
- Average Costs for U.S. Public Golf
- New U.S. Golf Course Projects – by State
- Tracking Recent Par 3 Course Development
- U.S. Facility Supply – Number of Holes
- U.S. Golf Supply Trend
- U.S. Map of Golf Courses by State
- Total U.S. Public Course Supply by State
- Most Municipal Golf Courses by State
- U.S. States with the Most Golf Resorts
- States with the Highest Proportion of Public Golf
- States with Highest Proportion of Private Golf
- U.S. Top-10 Golf Supply by State
- New U.S. Golf Course Openings by State
- Annual Difference Between U.S. Course Openings/Closings
- U.S. Golf Course Closure Trend
- New Golf Course Openings Trend
- U.S. Golf Course Supply by Type
- Midyear 2023 Rounds Projection
- Golf Course Supply – by Type
- Course Openings by State (P5Y)
- Course Closures as Percentage of Total Supply
- U.S. Golf Travel Momentum
- New Course Development
- U.S. Course Supply – Top 10 States
- Golf Course Openings, By Year
- Golf Course Closures, By Year
- Net Change in U.S. Supply by Year
- U.S. Golf Supply Trend
- Off-Course Golf Facility Growth
- Facility Health Update
- Geographic Impact on 2022 Rounds
- MCO vs Self-Managed Comparisons
- 10-Yr Changes in MCO Categories
- U.S. Rounds Played – YOY Changes
- Golf Course Reconstruction Projects – P5Y
- What’s Par for the Course?
- U.S. Course Openings & Closures Trend
- Golf Course Improvement & Investment
- Golfers Within 500 Miles of Top Destinations
- Most Golf Resorts by State
- Net Changes in U.S. Facility Supply
- The States With the Most Par 3 Courses
- Par 3 Proportion of New Course Openings
- States With the Highest Proportion of Muni Supply
- U.S. Golf Supply Changes
- Highest Proportion of Private Golf by State
- Highest Public Golf Percentage by State
- Cost of Golf vs Inflation
- Best-Supplied Golf States in the U.S.
- States With the Most Public Golf Courses
- U.S. Golf Facility Supply Since 1930
- Golf’s Global Footprint
- Gauging Golf Course Distances
- Golf course architects through the eras
- Golf Course Supply in Context
- Annual Play
- Rounds Demand
- Surges in Play
- The Cost of Golf
- Golf’s 2020 Re-Opening
- Pandemic Impact on Golf Facility Staffing
- Category: Features
- Course Openings That Bucked the Trend
- Bringing Winter Sports to the Golf Course
- Golf’s Social Circle
- New Home On the Range
- How the American Development Model Can Grow Golf
- National Golf Day Set for April 25
- NGF’s Golf by Region
- January 2018 National Rounds Played
- ‘Artists of the Game’ Set for Augusta Exhibition
- The $9 Billion Market Under Golfers’ Feet
- Getting a Grip on Golf’s $2.6 Billion Equipment Industry
- Simulated Golf, Real Results: Off-Course Participation Helps Drive Engagement
- December 2017 National Rounds Played
- Colleges Investing in the Future of Golf
- NGF Research: A New Year Brings New Opportunities (and Resolutions) for Golfers
- Professional Course Management: Growing Market has Ample ‘White Space’
- November 2017 National Golf Rounds Played
- The Odds of Becoming a Junior Golfer and the Influence of a Parent Who Plays
- Time, Money & Difficulty – Fun Conquers All
- Six Changes to Golf’s Brand that Will Engage Millennials
- The Female Factor in Golf:
- Category: Fortnight
- 70M+ Americans Changed Their Views on Golf
- Is Holiday Golf Purchasing Changing?
- Golf’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment
- Americans Still Playing More Golf
- A New Age in Golf?
- Golf’s Never-Ending Quest
- Is Golf Real Estate Booming?
- Does Golf Have a Capacity Problem?
- Who’s Keeping Score?
- Midyear Rounds Update: Peak Play Numbers
- Midyear Update: Worldwide Golf Course Development
- Understanding Golf’s Biggest Failure (or Opportunity)
- Mid-Year Update: Retail & Equipment
- Women & Girls Fueling Golf’s Growth
- New Heights for Golf Tourism?
- Are ‘Dualies’ Golf’s Best Customer?
- The (Rising) Cost of Golf?
- The Pulse of the Golf Consumer
- Which Way is Municipal Golf Going?
- How Does Golf in Your State Stack Up?
- Golf Supply Update: More Openings, Fewer Closings
- Golf Participation Update — Bigger, Younger and Cooler
- A Record for U.S. Rounds?
- Golf’s State-of-Industry in 3 Minutes
- A Developing Situation
- America’s Appetite for Green Grass
- Follow the Money
- Simulator Golf Sees Real Surge
- The Business Case for Golf’s Dressing-Down
- Golf’s Unrivaled Charitable Impact
- What’s Next After Standout Summer?
- Team Golf
- Golf Course Supply: No Boom, But Better
- Perceptions of Golf
- The Largest-Growing Sport in America
- Midyear Update: New Normal?
- Midyear Update: U.S. and Worldwide Course Supply
- Golf’s Ultimate Discretionary Expense?
- Mid-year Update: Equipment Sales
- The Pandemic Surge … More Female Than Male
- Contextualizing the U.S. Golf Economy
- Q1 Rounds Played: Demand Continues to Hold
- Golf Course Supply: The Long View
- An Impact Unlike Any Other
- Update: State Supply Standouts
- Are We There Yet?
- Golf’s Biggest Participation Jump
- 2022 Rounds Played Wrap Up: Weather Takes Its Toll
- Participation Rises Again…
- The Latest NGF Golf 100
- Rounds Played: Almost, But Not Quite…
- Is New Course Construction Picking Up?
- Why Do You Play Golf?
- How’s It Going?
- New Milestones in Golf’s Evolution
- Understanding Golf’s ‘Sandwich Generation’
- An Update on the Golf Management Space
- Is Golf Recession Proof?
- Mid-Year Update: Rounds Played
- Mid-Year Update: Equipment Sales
- The Evolution of Miniature Golf
- A Boom in Beginners
- A Special Message…
- The Fight for Municipal Golf
- Inertia – Where is it taking golf?
- Big Shift for Course Closures in 2021
- Participation and Engagement Rise Again
- Looking Back at 2021… Looking Forward to 2022
- We Did It… We Will Beat Last Year’s Rounds
- Santa Is On the First Tee
- Where Are All the Introductory Golf Programs for Adults?
- Rethinking the Retention Question
- Golf Course Operators Regain Some Pricing Power
- New Normal or Old Normal?
- Tee It Forward – Ten Years Later
- Golf Around the World
- Tiger’s Long Tale
- Course Supply Leveling Out
- Rounds Played Continue at Elevated Levels
- Golf: There’s An App for That
- Game of a Lifetime?
- Women in golf – progress and opportunity
- First Period Done, Two to Go
- Golf is Getting Off Course
- Cleared for takeoff?
- Category: Golf 100
- Category: Graffis Report
- Category: Home Page Current Issue
- December 2019 National Rounds Played
- Q&A: Golfballs.com Founder and CEO Tom Cox
- Introducing ‘The International 25’
- November 2019 National Rounds Played
- Is CBD Gaining a Foothold in Golf Retail?
- August 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- Ted Eleftheriou Joins NGF as VP of Player Development & Engagement
- June 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- NGF Research Snapshot: 9-Hole Golf
- NGF’s Rounds-Played Summary for 2018
- NGF’s 2019 Golf Facilities Report
- National Golf Day Set for May 1
- December 2018 National Rounds Played
- October 2018 National Rounds Played
- June 2018 National Rounds Played
- Tariffs on Chinese Products Could Affect Golf Industry, From Hats to Bags
- Golf’s Legal Corner
- NGF Research: Winter Golf Vacations
- Category: Home Page General Interest
- Category: Home Page Golf Courses
- Category: Home Page Golfers
- Category: Home Page NGF News & Reports
- Category: Home Page Slider
- Category: Industry Insights
- Category: NGF Plus
- Renovations, Restorations & Revitalizations Lead Investment at Existing Facilities
- Examining Golf’s Age Differences, On Course and Off
- Golf’s Growing Instructional Landscape
- Assessing Golf’s Real Estate Market in the U.S.
- The Surge’s Impact on the Private Side of Golf
- Contextualizing 2024’s Course Closures
- How to Plug Golf’s “Leaky Bucket”
- Female Participation & Engagement Report Now Available
- Golf Travel: A Growing Appetite and Impact
- The Revealing Complement Between Off and On-Course Golf
- New NGF Survey: Core Golfers
- Is Golf Really Experiencing a ‘Munissance’?
- New Supply & Demand Reports for All 50 U.S. States
- Par 3’s Have Record Representation Among 2023 Openings
- Examining ‘Pandemic Era’ On-Course Participation Changes
- Examining Rounds Sustainability
- Golf Gifting: What’s in Store?
- Examining the Simulator/Screen Golf Market
- The Growth of Destination Golf
- How Close is 2023 Play to Record-Setting 2021?
- What Is Social Media’s Impact on Golf Perception?
- Golf’s Off-Course to On-Course Pathway
- At Midyear, How Close Are 2023 Rounds to Record Pace?
- Midyear Momentum: Course Openings & Closures
- Golf Destinations Seeing Sustained Demand
- Reviewing Retail: A Mid-Year Look
- Tracking “Resurrections” – Closed Courses Get New Life
- State-by-State Golf Reports Available
- Golf Supply Reports Now Available
- 8 Numbers to Know: Participation Segments
- Tracking New Golf Course Development
- Top Takeaways: Golf Executive Sentiment Survey
- New On-Ramps Help Boost Golf Participation
- The Differentiation in Golfer Age Groups
- An Inside Look at the Golf Management Space
- June, July Rebound Suggest Rounds Retention
- Equipment Market Remains Strong Midway Through ’22
- How Does 2022 Rounds Momentum Compare to Pre-Covid?
- U.S. Golf Facility Investments Total Nearly $1.8B Annually
- A Closer Look at Course Openings
- Need to Know Numbers About Golf Course Closures
- 2021 Play Looks to Finish on December Upswing
- How 2021 Rounds Compare to 2020 Entering Q4
- August Rounds and Pre-Covid Comparisons
- Playing the Right Tees
- July Rounds Down Slightly, as Expected
- May Rounds Climb as Summer Months Loom as Measuring Stick
- Trajectory Tracking: 2021 Rounds
- Category: Our Picks
- July 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- June 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- November 2020 Rounds Played Report
- October 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- September 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- August 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- July 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- June 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- May 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- April 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- February 2020 National Rounds Played Report
- Mike Zisman – Golf Genius President and CEO
- Jeff Lienhart – adidas Golf, President
- Angel Ilagan – Bridgestone Golf, CEO
- Jeff Woolson – CBRE, Managing Director
- Golf Retail’s Evolving Landscape Gives Reason for Optimism
- The Community Impact of Golf: Courses Help Rebirth in New Orleans and Detroit
- Golf’s Impact on Worldwide Development and the Global Economy
- Sal Syed – Arccos Golf, CEO
- Category: Current Issue
- Not All Golf Course Closures Are Failures
- Interview: Troon President & CEO Tim Schantz
- Equipment Sales Continue Run
- Off-Course Golf: How Big Can It Get?
- Saved From the Chopping Block
- When Nine is Fine
- Topgolf CEO Dolf Berle Talks New Augusta Venue Concept
- The NGF’s Top 100 Businesses in Golf — New For 2020
- Sizing Up Golf’s $2.9 Billion Club and Ball Market
- NGF Research Snapshot: Family Golf
- NGF Research Snapshot: Holiday Golf Gifts
- Nine New Golf Courses from 2019
- October 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- How A Montana Muni Created a Year-Round Draw
- The Q’s Holiday Golf Gift Guide
- Here’s Why the NFL’s Carolina Panthers Bought a Golf Course
- A Different Kind of Birdie Pursuit
- September 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- NGF Research Snapshot: How Old Are Your Golf Clubs?
- The Modern-Day Bobby Jones
- NGF Research Snapshot: Professional Golf Instruction
- Retirees Save the Day for These Course Maintenance Staffs
- Golf’s Sweet Spot: Gen G
- How 7 Golf Courses Addressed Environmental Challenges
- July 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- Youth Caddie Academies – A Growing Niche
- Motor City Magic
- What Should Operators Consider in a Golf App?
- NGF Appoints David Lorentz as Chief Research Officer
- Golf’s Online Economy
- Off-Course Specialty Retail Report Is Released
- Measuring Golfer Dedication
- Q&A: Club Champion Co-Founder Nick Sherburne
- May 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- Golf Participation Shows Positive Trends
- Isao Aoki on the State of Japanese Golf
- NGF Research Snapshot: Fantasy Golf
- Better Understanding Municipal Golf
- A Texas Muni Back from the Brink
- April 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- The Good and Bad of Strong Latent Demand
- Facilities vs Courses: What’s the Difference?
- NGF Research Snapshot: Mini-Golf
- March 2019 National Rounds Played Report
- National Golf Day Celebrates $84 Billion Industry’s Impact
- NGF’s 2019 Golf Industry Report Overview
- February 2019 National Rounds Played
- Golf Uses Less Water Than You Think
- NGF Research Snapshot: Streaming Golf
- Judy Rankin Receives 2019 Graffis Award
- Troon’s Transition
- Callaway President and CEO Chip Brewer
- NGF Research Snapshot: Golf in Schools
- January 2019 National Rounds Played
- Mike McCarley – President, GOLF, NBC Sports Group
- One Hole at a Time
- R&A’s Golf Around the World Report
- The PGA Merchandise Show – in Pictures
- From Tequila to Golf Balls
- Inside an $11 Million Maui Makeover
- Weather to Play
- November 2018 National Rounds Played
- New Golf Courses for 2019
- David Pillsbury – ClubCorp CEO
- Millennials in Golf – as Business Owners
- Parlaying Passion Into a Golf Career
- NGF Research Snapshot: Golf Outings and Events
- Mike Whan – LPGA Commissioner
- NGF Research Snapshot: How Welcoming is Golf to Women?
- How Celebrities Sell Golf
- Take Action, Invite Her to The Course
- Driving Revenues with New Approaches
- NGF Adds to Diverse Board of Directors
- Visit the New-Look NFG.org
- September 2018 National Rounds Played
- Giving Back to Golf
- The ROI on Course Renovations
- Eddy Lui – 18Birdies, CEO and Founder
- Destination Golf
- August 2018 National Rounds Played
- NGF Releases Golf Media Report on Consumer Engagement
- NGF Research Snapshot: What Are Golfers Buying?
- The Bridge Built for Golf
- NGF Releases Report on $20.5 Billion Golf Travel Industry
- July 2018 National Rounds Played
- NGF Releases Technology Report
- Get Smart: Junior Golf
- A Course by Any Other Name
- Golf’s Biggest Outside Investors
- Why a Top 100 Golf Company Changed Business Models
- Leaders in Their Field: Women in Golf
- May 2018 National Rounds Played
- Q&A – Bridgestone Golf President Dan Murphy
- A Super’s View: After the U.S. Open
- NGF Releases 2018 Golf Participation and Facility Reports
- Municipal Golf’s High-Water Mark
- Golf and Housing – A Challenged Partnership
- April 2018 National Rounds Played
- Q&A – NGF Symposium Edition
- Golf Participation: Opportunity Knocks
- Straying Off-Course with Golf Participation
- NGF Issues 2018 Golf Industry Report
- Tim Finchem Receives NGF Graffis Award
- A Bay Area Public Golf Gem Emerges
- How Golf Grew to an $84.1 Billion Industry
- March 2018 National Rounds Played
- Following the (Golf) Trail that Started them All
- February 2018 National Rounds Played
- VIDEO: Teed Up With… Toro’s Bill Brown
- Non-Traditional Golf Events Woo Millennials
- Golf is the No. 1 U.S. Sport… for Patents
- How Technology is Changing a Traditional Game
- NGF’s New Golf Industry Report to be Released in May
- James Ledford – Golf Pride, President
- Saving Municipal Golf in Detroit
- Editor’s Letter: Welcome to The Q
- Teed Up With… David Abeles
- NGF Releases Free White Paper – Direct to Consumer Marketing for the Golf Business
- Joe Louis Barrow Jr. Reflects on 18 Years as CEO of The First Tee
- Category: Golf Courses
- NGF’s 2023 GolfSAT Award Winners
- GolfMAP – Explained
- When a Pro Shop Burned Down, the Golf Community Stepped Up
- Golf Course Closures Still Trending Downward
- NGF’s 2022 GolfSAT Award Winners
- GolfSAT – Explained
- A Longer Look at Short Course Supply
- Golf Facilities Report Now Available
- Military Golf in the U.S.
- Green Fee Changes and the Cost of Golf
- February Rounds Down, Indicators Still Good
- Interview: KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner
- Golf Under the Lights
- A BIG Drop in Golf Course Closures
- The Logistics of Lighting a Golf Course
- Texas Opens First New Public Golf Course in Six Years
- In the Pipeline: What’s New and Next for U.S. Golf Courses Under Construction
- When Golf Course Closures are Driven by Higher and Better Uses
- Golf in China: Setting the Record Straight
- NGF’s 2017 Golf Facilities Report
- Golf’s Biggest Investment is the Growing Trend in Course Restorations
- Category: Golfers
- February 2021 National Rounds Played
- Who Wants In?
- Golf’s KPIs for 2020
- NGF Research Snapshot: Where Should We Play?
- NGF Golf Instruction Report Overview
- Breaking Down Barriers to Golf Participation
- The ‘Q’uestion
- Get Motivated: Growing Women’s Golf
- Welcome Newbie!
- How Golf Leagues Create ‘Appointment Golf’ and Boost the Bottom Line
- NGF’s 2017 Participation Report
- GolfTEC’s Trajectory Shows Improving Golfer Is the Best Customer
- The Changing Face of Junior Golf
- Category: Home Page
- Category: QA
- Category: Rounds Played
- August 2023 National Rounds Played
- January 2023 National Rounds Played
- July 2022 National Rounds Played
- April 2022 National Rounds Played
- This Category Drove 2021’s Gains in Rounds Played
- December 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- November 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- October 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- April 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- January 2021 Rounds Played Summary
- January 2020 National Rounds Played
- Category: The Q
- Category: President's Page
- Category: Sponsored
- Category: Spotlight
- September 2024 National Rounds Played
- August 2024 National Rounds Played
- July 2024 National Rounds Played
- Unique Golf Course Re-Opens After 20-Year Closure
- June 2024 National Rounds Played
- May 2024 National Rounds Played
- New Off-Course Retail Report Now Available
- April 2024 National Rounds Played
- March 2024 National Rounds Played
- February 2024 National Rounds Played
- New Golf Facilities in the U.S. Report Now Available
- January 2024 National Rounds Played
- December 2023 National Rounds Played
- Graffis Report on State of the Golf Industry Now Available
- Noteworthy Number of New Course Openings for 2023
- November 2023 National Rounds Played
- October 2023 National Rounds Played
- The Impact & Import of a ‘More-Relaxed’ Dress Code
- September 2023 National Rounds Played
- Assessing Golfer Attitudes Toward Team Golf
- July 2023 National Rounds Played
- June 2023 National Rounds Played
- May 2023 National Rounds Played
- NEW Report: Female Golf Participation & Engagement
- April 2023 National Rounds Played
- Get Golf’s Newest Economic Impact Reports
- Rounds Roundup: Weather-Related Risers and Fallers
- March 2023 National Rounds Played
- February 2023 National Rounds Played
- December 2022 National Rounds Played
- The 2023 NGF GOLF 100 Revealed
- Golf’s Year in Search
- November 2022 National Rounds Played
- October 2022 National Rounds Played
- September 2022 National Rounds Played
- As Courses, Communities Recover Post-Hurricane, Florida Rounds Could Dip
- These States Drove the Biggest Summer Rounds Rebound
- August 2022 National Rounds Played
- Improving the Customer Experience
- Assessing the Covid Rounds Boost — Two Years In
- June 2022 National Rounds Played
- May 2022 National Rounds Played
- Can Mini Golf Influence Interest in Traditional Golf?
- A Slower Start to the Season
- Golf Destinations Anticipate Strong Travel Season
- Overview: Golf’s $20B U.S. Travel Market
- March 2022 National Rounds Played
- Record Beginners: Opportunities and Obstacles
- February 2022 National Rounds Played
- NGF Responds to California’s ‘Public Golf Endangerment Act’
- January 2022 National Rounds Played Report
- Rounds Played Report for 2021 Now Available
- Welcome2Golf and Industry Opportunity
- September 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- Golf’s Changing Narrative
- August 2021 National Rounds Report
- Short and Sweet: Par 3 Golf Courses
- Golf App Usage On The Rise
- May 2021 National Rounds Played Report
- Interview: Pinehurst Resort President Tom Pashley
- April Rounds Surge 81% YOY, But In Line With Pre-Pandemic Average
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