3-Minute Business Insights

Equipment Sales Continue Run
The 2021 first-half momentum for golf equipment sales carries over from second half of 2020. Is it better than 2019?
Equipment Sales Continue Run
Golf App Usage On The Rise
More than three-quarters of Core golfers have at least one golf-specific app on their phone, a figure that's risen steadily over the past decade. It speaks to the evolution of golf as well as the effort to enhance the golf experience for an ever-connected segment of consumers.
Golf App Usage On The Rise
Interview: Pinehurst Resort President Tom Pashley
Pinehurst President Tom Pashley on golf travel's rebound, the opportunity that exists for golf, and positive change – both throughout the game and at Pinehurst.
Interview: Pinehurst Resort President Tom Pashley
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
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
U.S. Facility Financial Health Update
In 2009 and 2016, roughly a quarter of U.S. public golf courses admitted to being in bad shape, financially. Here's where things stand now, public and private.
U.S. Facility Financial Health Update
Golf Travel – What’s the Impact?
As the coronavirus raged on, three out of four golf travelers (76%) say they're willing to drive more than four hours each way for a golf getaway,
Golf Travel – What’s the Impact?

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Golf as Life
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Ship Sticks
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Amanda Fontaine
Raking bunkers on a golf course was literally child’s play for Amanda Fontaine. Today, it’s part of her job as IGM’s Golf Course Superintendent at…
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