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Cleared for takeoff?
A return to the friendly skies means more golf trips and destinations back in consideration. Core golfers, on average, are now expecting 1.8 golf trips in 2021 -- an increase of more than 60% over 2020.
Cleared for takeoff?
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
Work-From-Home Impact on Golf
Working remotely has provided greater schedule flexibility for many people over the past year. It's also had a significant impact on golf.
Work-From-Home Impact on Golf
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
February Rounds Down, Indicators Still Good
The latest monthly numbers show something the golf industry hasn't seen in a while -- a decline in play. How much of an impact did Mother Nature have in February?
February Rounds Down, Indicators Still Good
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

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Golf as Life
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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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