Trajectory Tracking: 2021 Rounds

Through the first quarter of 2021, rounds played are up just over 24% nationwide. This includes a 45% year-over-year increase in March over 2020, when courses first started suspending operations due to the coronavirus. The chart below offers a look at the rounds trajectory for 2021 compared to the unprecedented year that was 2020 as well as a three-year average from 2017 through 2019. The dip seen in February of this year (red line) is indicative of the impact that poor weather had on play, while the plunge in the 2020 line in April as compared to the previous three-year average shows the effect of the virus and the ...