According to the National Golf Foundation, 2006 is off to a better start for golfers than 2005. Rounds played in the U.S. were up nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2006 over the same period last year when rounds played were down 5.2%. Same-store rounds were up 3.1% in the month of March, the third consecutive month in positive territory.
In regions where a lot of golf is played in the winter months Central/South Florida, the Southwest, etc. rounds were up between three and nine percent over 2005 performance. The Northeast has seen the largest increase in rounds played, up 149% for March and 137% for the year-to-date period. Data is based on survey responses from 1,835 golf facilities across the country.
