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Good Moves for May’s Rounds Played Numbers
Rounds played continued to move higher in May of 2023 as most of the country was blessed with good golfing weather, certainly compared to the same month in 2022. On a YTD basis, rounds are up 5.5% vs. the first five months of 2022, and compared to pre-pandemic levels we’re over 15% ahead. Through May we aren’t…
Read MoreSeason Caution for Golf Apparel
Golf Apparel had a strange month in April of 2023 with four out of eight apparel categories lower in sales than last year. Despite this, total Apparel sales were up 8% for the month on the strength of substantial growth in the largest product categories: with Men’s shirts up +16% and Headwear up +14%. By…
Read MoreUS Rounds Played February 2023
The data is in! US rounds were down -2.8% for February 2023 and up +1.8% YTD when compared to February 2022. Published monthly, the National Rounds Played data is one of the most significant indicators of the health of the sport, allowing golf courses and companies to make timely decisions about investments in their businesses.…
Read MoreGolf Ball Rollback: Serious Golfers’ Opinion
Golf Datatech conducted a “snap” survey less than one week after the USGA/R&A announced their proposal for a “Model Local Rule” that would apply to “Elite Competition”, whereby it would reduce the overall distance a golf ball would travel off extremely high club head speeds. The respondents to this survey come from Golf Datatech’s Database…
Read MoreNew Brand New Stand
We had a fantastic first day at the PGA Show and thanks to everyone for such positive feedback about our new website and stand. We are looking forward to meeting more colleagues from across golf over the new few days. What an incredible industry we work in! Please come and say hi at Stand #3625.
Read MoreGolf Equipment Sales Exceed Expectations
The Golf Datatech Retail Market Share Reports covering US sales through the month of November and total 2022 for Balls, Irons, Woods are now available for subscribers by going to www.gdtreports.com. In November 2022, every product category was down vs. same period ’21, with total sales -11.0%, with wedges (-3.1%), balls (-3.3%) and gloves (-4.9%) the best performing categories. On a YTD dollar basis,…
Read MoreOctober Rounds Reveal East-West Divide
The latest Golf Datatech National Rounds Played Report with results for October 2022 is out now. The three-page report contains year over year results for eight regions, all states and several metropolitan areas. Rounds played were down 1.1% for the month of October, 2022, and on a YTD basis they’re down only 2.4%. While the bulk of the…
Read MoreSigns of October Sales Decline
The latest retail sales figures for US golf have been released for October 2022 with confirmation that total equipment sales were off 5.9% for the month and down 2.2% YTD.
Read MoreEighth Consecutive Increase for Golf Apparel
The September 2022 data for golf apparel retail sales is now out with great news for the category. Outerwear was the only product with lower sales in September than in 2021. Furthermore, while headwear had the largest increase (+17%), men’s shirts, the largest of all golf apparel categories, was up 12%. Not only were apparel…
Read MoreAugust Rounds Played Up 3.9%
Our national rounds played data is out today with year over year results for eight regions, all states and several metropolitan areas. US rounds were up 3.9% for August’22 and down -2.6% YTD vs August’21. Good weather and active golfers helped push August rounds played up 3.9% and brought the Year to Date results up…
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