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While April’s rounds this year are obviously up dramatically due to last year's course shutdowns, here's how they compare to the pre-pandemic numbers.
Topics: Golf, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Participation, Research
The question for April 2021 wasn’t whether rounds played would be up, it was how much they'd be up over a year ago.
Topics: Facilities, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Participation, Rounds Played
The coronavirus first started impacting U.S. golf operations in March of 2020. A year later, here's what national rounds played looked like for March of 2021.
Topics: Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Participation, Rounds, Rounds Played
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.
Topics: Consumer Spending, General Interest, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Golf Travel
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.
Topics: Consumer Spending, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Golf Travel, Golfers
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.
Topics: Consumers, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Participation, Research
In Their Words
Topics: Course Management, Facility Management, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Interviews
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.
Topics: Golf Courses, Golf Facilities, Participation, Rounds Played