August rounds of golf were level (+0.1%) with a year ago, helping the industry continue to stay ahead of last year’s pace for national play.

Through the end of the “summer months,” 2023 rounds remain about 4% ahead of the pace from 2022, which finished as one of the top four years for play on record.

Seven of the eight geographic regions were between +/- 3%, a common weather-based variance. The only outlier was the Mid-Atlantic Region, where play was up 5%. New York was the most notable contributor, up about 7% for the month.

NGF provides facility-level rounds data to Golf Datatech in helping compile the free, monthly play reports on behalf of the golf industry. Click the image below to see the full report.