U.S. Rounds Played – YOY Changes

Halfway through 2022, rounds of golf at U.S. courses were down about 6% compared to a year ago, per the June National Rounds Played Report from Golf Datatech, which incorporates facility-level data supplied by NGF. But it's important to note that this decline follows a 14% spike in play in 2020 -- almost entirely driven by second-half surges after courses were allowed to resume operations -- and another 5.5% rise last year. In 2021, there were more rounds of golf played at U.S. courses than ever before. So, while there's a midyear decline when looking at the YOY numbers, 2022 play continues to trend well ...