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GOLF BY THE NUMBERS

THE GAME OF GOLF REMAINS STRONG. AS THESE STATISTICS FROM

ASGCA, GOLF 20/20 AND WE ARE GOLF ILLUSTRATE, MORE GOLFERS ARE PLAYING

MORE OFTEN, AND LIKELY ON A COURSE TOUCHED BY AN ASGCA MEMBER.

DATA COURTESY OF

70

BILLION

25

MILLION

AVERAGE

NUMBER OF NEW

18-HOLE COURSES DESIGNED BY

AN ASGCA MEMBER

42

22%

REDUCTION

GOLF INDUSTRY

U.S. ECONOMIC

IMPACT

GOLFERS IN THE

UNITED STATES

2 million – U.S. jobs with direct ties to golf

$3.9 billion – Annual amount raised by golf industry

for charity (more than all other sports combined)

76% – Golf played on public courses

2 million – Those trying golf for the first time in

2015 (more than any year since 2002)

29% – Increase in number of youth golfers ages

6 to 17 in the past three years

65% – Golf course facilities who have upgraded

irrigation systems in the past 10 years

77% – 18-hole U.S. golf facilities that have taken steps

to conserve energy

96% – Advise clients on water quality/availability

93% – Help clients improve/expand practice areas

93% – Add tees to accommodate juniors, women

& new players

BUSINESS

ENVIRONMENT

PLAYERS

ASGCA

IN WATER

USE BY GOLF

COURSES

SINCE 2005