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Skip to content COVID-19 Impact Login Menu Home My NGF Membership Who We Are Golf Industry Facts Consulting Services Browse Reports & Publications Find a Golf Course or Business The Q Golf Business Symposium Golf 100 American Golf Census Contact Us COVID-19 Impact The Official Report on the State of the Game Get the report Quantifying Consumer- Engagement with the Game Get the Report Understanding the world’s best-supplied golf market Get the report We bring golf businesses together. Data sets them apart. Insight drives them forward. NGF is a community of individuals and golf businesses committed to being the most well-informed advocates for the advancement of the industry. Learn why thousands of industry leaders support the NGF. Membership Trusted by the most successful companies as the leading authority on the game and business of golf. Our Members Our unique Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from various sectors of the industry, a diversity that brings broad perspective to our work. Meet the Board David Abeles President & CEO Joe Beditz President & CEO Bradley A. Hamilton Group VP, Commercial & International Mike McCarley President Tim Schantz President & CEO John K. Solheim President Annika Sorenstam President & CEO Dick Sullivan President & CEO Dig into trends impacting golf businesses. As the industry’s leading independent and objective information resource, we provide our members with a comprehensive library of golf research and insights on the game and business. COVID-19 IMPACT Reports & Publications Golf Industry Facts Golf by State Reports & Publications The NGF’s reports and publications are free to members, providing information and intel to make better-informed decisions. Browse our catalog, from annual reports on participation and golf course supply to more focused reports on key golfer segments and business categories. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Just ask. We’ve learned a lot in our 80-year history and chances are we have insights that will help. Log in to access reports and publications. Login Golf Industry Facts 24.2 Million people played on a golf course. Roughly 8% of the U.S. Population 9.3 Million people played exclusively off-course. 434 Million rounds of golf played. An average of almost 18 rounds per golfer. 14,613 total golf facilities. 14.7 Million non-golfers are very interested in playing golf. Up 15% over the past two years. 2.6 Million people played golf for the first time in 2018. Matching 2017 as an all-time high. 107 Million total reach (played, watched or read about golf). Nearly a third of the U.S. population. $3.9 Billion in annual fundraising through local, regional and national charitable events. Golf by State Explore golf’s geographic footprint through our interactive map to learn how many courses and golf-related businesses are in each state. Looking for a specific course or business? Search our database. Search Course & Business Database The only publication for interested in the business of golf. Get the Q New Course Opens in Coronavirus Era For almost two decades, the Sheep Ranch was a relatively unknown golf course shrouded in mystery along the Oregon coast, among the most unconventional experiences in the game. It’s only… Read More LumpCo Pop-Up Tour: A Minnesota Exemplar At 6-foot-6 and about 280 pounds, Mark Haugejorde chuckles at the use of the word “nimble” to describe his efforts in making youth golf tournaments a successful reality amid the… Read More The GIR Podcast – NGF’s Greg Nathan https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=lwy1mXdpvIE&feature=emb_logo NGF Chief Business Officer Greg Nathan appeared on the recent GIR (Golf Industry Roundtable) podcast to discuss the history of the , which was founded in… Read More Golfers Scratch the Itch to Play As the coronavirus stretches into June, golfers are definitely scratching their itch to play. In a recent consumer survey, 86% of core golfers reported that they’ve teed it up in… Read More These Are Among the 2% of Golf Courses Still Closed More than a month after the remaining statewide bans on golf were lifted, over 98% of golf courses have resumed operations. So, which courses have yet to reopen? Some noteworthy… Read More 92% of Golf Retail Stores Are Open Approximately 92% of off-course golf retail stores are open to customers as of June 8 — just over 6 million square feet in total. Pro shops at operational golf courses… Read More 98% of U.S. Golf Courses Are Open The NGF’s latest nationwide survey of U.S. golf facilities shows that 98% were open to play as of the week beginning June 8, less than two months after more than… Read More Studying Golf Consumers: COVID-19 In early June, as the pandemic wears on, the outlook seems to improve for golf. Fewer “core golfers” show serious financial vulnerability, according to NGF’s latest consumer research, with the… Read More Golfers, Courses See Uptick in May Play With golf back open for play in all 50 states in May, 88% of surveyed courses indicated that their rounds-played for the month was the same or higher than normal… Read More Tracking Government Orders and Golf Course Status When statewide stay-at-home orders rolled out the third week of March in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, golf course operations were affected nationwide. At one point… Read More Visit The Q The most reliable source for golf industry information. The NGF’s proprietary data and research is regularly cited by national news organizations in stories that highlight the health and vitality of the golf industry. See the latest buzz: "Following the recent report that the golf industry drove $84.1 billion in economic activity in the United States in 2016, an increase of 22.1 percent since 2011, the offered more modestly encouraging numbers about the health of the game with Tuesday’s release of its annual Golf Industry Report..." Continue Reading "The 's latest list of the Top 100 businesses in golf... is a deep dive into a diverse group of leading companies, organizations and associations that span a multitude of verticals within the $84 billion golf industry." Continue Reading "...According to a report from the , roughly 51% of Topgolf guests in 2017 were people who had never played traditional golf. Of these non-golfers, 75% said they were interested in playing traditional golf after visiting a Topgolf location..." Continue Reading Membership Join Our Community. Support Your Industry. People join the NGF because they believe in being smarter about the golf industry. 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