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Golf’s overall participation base in the U.S. – combining on- and off-course players – rose 8% in 2020 to 36.9 million. This leaves us with three closely-sized and mutually-exclusive groups of Americans.
And it probably won’t be long before traditional, “green grass” participants are out-numbered. Perhaps as soon as this year.
Topics: Engagement, General Interest, Golfers, Off-course Participation, Participation
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
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 provided greater schedule flexibility for many people over the past year. It's also had a significant impact on golf.
Topics: General Interest, Golf Courses, Golfers, Participation
Harold Varner III knows first-hand the importance of affordable access to golf. Now, Varner is giving back through an expanded partnership with Youth on Course.
Topics: Facility Operations, Facilties, Grow The Game, Junior Golf, NGF Members
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
12 Months, 1 Pandemic and 1,234 Rounds
As golf provided an escape from daily coronavirus anxiety for millions of Americans in 2020, nobody played more than 61-year-old Texas resident Barry Gibbons.
Topics: Golf Record, Golf Shoes, Golfers, Participation, Record Rounds
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?
Topics: Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses, Participation, 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.
Topics: Engagement, Facilities, Facility Operations, Golf Courses, Municipal Golf
NGF's Graffis Report, a overview of an unprecedented year for the golf business in 2020, is now available for NGF members.
Topics: Consumer Spending, Economy, Engagement, Facilities, Golf Courses
