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The Aging of Golf, Part 1: The Next Generation of Golfers
Golf is a sport that has always had a fairly negative stereotype. It has been long viewed as a sport (by some, not even as a sport) that is played by rich, older, white men. The stereotype of the sport has held the game down in many ways. The data that the golf industry has today, though, seems...
US Golf Rounds Drop Most in Six Years
Golf Inc. has the story about the biggest decline in golf rounds played in the USA since the 2002 recession directly after 9/11. From Golf Datatech: Golf rounds in the United States fell 1.8 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to the year-end National Golf Rounds Played...
It's Time to Grow Golf Again
I have been talking about golf participation issues for the past two or three years. In the last 12 months, though, we have seen a number of stories and studies come down the pipe that indicate that golf participation is weakening. News about fewer rounds played, more course closures than...
US Golf Course Closures Continue
The National Golf Foundation reported on the trending of course openings and closings, with projections through the end of the year. As might be expected given what we know about the real estate sector and the economy on the whole, course starts are outpaced by course closures. Measured in...
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