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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