Golf Rounds Sink In October

According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played were down 4.1 percent in October 2017 compared to October 2016.

The biggest declines came in West North Central, 17.0 percent; East North Central, 14.6 percent; South Central, 9.3 percent;  and Mountain, 3 percent.  Gains were seen in Mid Atlantic, 2.8 percent; South Atlantic, 0.9 percent; New England, 8.7 percent; and Pacific, 7 percent.

For the year-to-date period, golf rounds played are off 2.2 percent.