According to Golf DataTech, golf rounds played during October were up 3.7 percent compared to October 2012. Public access play was up 5.3 percent and private course activity was down 1.9 percent.
A total of 3890 golf courses contributed to the report.
The highest gain in rounds played came in New England, up 16.1 percent; followed by Pacific, 7.6 percent; Mid Atlantic, 5.8 percent; East North Central, 5.7 percent; and South Atlantic, 4.2 percent. Declines were seen in South Central, down 3.2 percent; West North Central, 0.7 percent; and Mountain, 0.2 percent.
YTD rounds played are down 4.4 percent.
