Is Golf Losing Popularity? Exploring the Decline in Participation …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The number of people playing golf in the United States has been declining since 2003. Factors contributing to golf’s decline include cost, time commitment, and perception as an elitist sport. Historical Popularity Trends
Is Golf Declining in Popularity? A Look at the Current Trends
WEBAug 11, 2024 · The latest golf industry statistics suggest that while the sport is still popular, it is experiencing a decline in participation rates. According to a report by the National Golf Foundation, the number of people who played golf in the US declined by 4.1% between 2018 and 2019. Are younger generations, like Millennials, taking an interest in golf?
Is Golf A Dying Sport? 2023 Update and Outlook - Golf Educate
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · After the Tiger revolution, golf saw a massive decline in numbers between 2003 and 2018. An estimated 6.8 million players left the game, and some 1,200 golf courses closed during that time. There’s no denying golf was a dying sport during this era.
The Demise and Rise of Golf - FactSet
WEBApr 21, 2021 · However, the popularity of golf was on the decline in the new millennium; between 2003 and 2018, golf saw a decline of over 6.8 million players and more than 1,200 course closures. Hopes for a turnaround in the golfing industry were shattered in March of 2020 with the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Is golf still booming? Rounds played up in June but down for
WEBAug 5, 2022 · The latest: Golf Datatech and the National Golf Foundation reported this week that rounds played in June were up 2.7 percent versus the same month in 2021. But that gain was on the heels of...
Why there's reason to believe golf's growth in popularity will endure
WEBMay 18, 2023 · The U.S. Golf Association this year reported 3 million players with official handicaps for the first time in its 128-year history—a 16-percent increase since 2020. More than 400,000 of those...
Golf Participation Update — Bigger, Younger and Cooler
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · The number of women and girls playing golf on a course has risen 23% since 2018, while the number of Asian, Black, and Hispanic golfers has jumped 43%, outpacing the changes in a U.S. population that’s becoming more racially and …
Implications of the Rise and Decline of Golf | Finance for the …
WEBSince 2003, there has been a consistent annual decline in the number of golf players. There were 6.8 million fewer golfers in 2018 compared to 2003 — a loss of 22 percent. This resulted in a net reduction of 1,243 18-HEQ courses between 2005 and 2018.
National Golf Foundation - Participation and Engagement Rise …
WEBJan 20, 2022 · NGF’s participation research shows overall golf participation increased by 600,000 to 37.5MM in 2021 (+2%) with growth split evenly between on- and off-course.
Report: More Americans playing golf than ever before
WEBMay 9, 2023 · Last year, almost half (48%) of all golf participants (on- and off-course) were between the ages of 6 and 34, out-sizing their share of the United States’ 6-plus billion population (41%), per the...