3-Minute Business Insights

Replacing ‘Dead-End’ Questions with Loyalty Catalysts
If golf is supposed to be a relationship business, why are golfers greeted in pro shops and retail stores with generic transactional questions typically answerable with a single word?
Topics: Economy, Facility Operations, Golf Economy, Golf Facilities, Golf Retail
Replacing ‘Dead-End’ Questions with Loyalty Catalysts
NGF's 2025 Top 100 Businesses in Golf Revealed
The NGF’s Top 100 Businesses in Golf is a platform intended to highlight the vitality, size and diversity of an industry that has more than a $100 billion annual impact within the U.S.
Topics: Consumer Spending, Economy, Engagement, Equipment, General Interest
NGF's 2025 Top 100 Businesses in Golf Revealed
Golf’s State-of-Industry In 3 Minutes
NGF's annual state-of-industry report is out and available for members, providing a holistic look at the U.S. golf industry for 2024. Momentum across the recreational side of the U.S. golf industry remained broadly positive this past year, and future indicators point to sustainability when it comes to participation and play.
Topics: Economy, Facilities, Facility Supply, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities
Golf’s State-of-Industry In 3 Minutes
Is Holiday Golf Purchasing Changing?
Approximately half of Core Golfers say golf gifting is a part of their holiday routine. And whether through a specialty golf retailer or a channel like Amazon, a growing percentage are buying golf-related items online.
Topics: Consumer Spending, Economy, Engagement, Equipment, Retail
Is Holiday Golf Purchasing Changing?
Member report details recent gains in golf retail sector
New Off-Course Retail Report Now Available
NGF's annual update on off-course golf retail store supply in the U.S. through 2023 tracks the changes in the number of doors and square footage of regional/independent and national retailers.
Topics: Economy, General Interest, Reports, Research, Retail
New Off-Course Retail Report Now Available
Golf Gifting: What’s in Store?
The latest member research from NGF's consumer pulse study
Golf Gifting: What’s in Store?
Approximately half of Core golfers buy golf-related gifts during the holiday season. Has there been any change this year in those planned behaviors and which categories are the most popular for gift-giving?
Topics: Apparel, Consumer Spending, Economy, Equipment, General Interest
Golf Gifting: What’s in Store?
Golf's Unrivaled Charitable Impact
Golf's Unrivaled Charitable Impact
Golf's charitable impact is unrivaled compared to other sports, with an annual total that's up 18% in the latest measure.
Topics: Charity, Economy, General Interest, Golf Courses, Golf Facilities
Golf's Unrivaled Charitable Impact
Reviewing Retail: A Mid-Year Look
Is June a turning point for golf retail as Father's Day and the U.S. Open intersect?
Reviewing Retail: A Mid-Year Look
U.S. consumers are being more financially cautious, according to McKinsey, so what does this mean for golf retailers?
Topics: Consumer Spending, Economy, Equipment, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs
Reviewing Retail: A Mid-Year Look
Mid-Year Update: Equipment Sales
Mid-Year Update: Equipment Sales
Despite some lingering supply chain constraints, shipments from golf equipment manufacturers in 2022 have remained strong, matching last year’s impressive growth.
Topics: Consumer Spending, Economy, Equipment, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs
Mid-Year Update: Equipment Sales
Equipment Market Remains Strong Midway Through '22
Member look: Golf club & ball shipments up significantly compared to pre-pandemic
Equipment Market Remains Strong Midway Through '22
Topics: Consumer Spending, Economy, Equipment, Golf Clubs, Research
Equipment Market Remains Strong Midway Through '22
Equipment Sales Continue Run
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?
Topics: Consumer Spending, Economy, Equipment, General Interest, Research
Equipment Sales Continue Run
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.
Topics: Economy, Golf Apparel, Golf Clubs, Golf Retail, Interviews
Interview: PGA Tour Superstore President & CEO Dick Sullivan

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