The National Golf Foundation Releases 2010 Opening & Closing Report

These are some of the details emerging from NGF’s newly released Golf Facilities in the U.S. report, 2011 edition. Other highlights:

• There were openings in 29 states.

• Of the 46 openings, more than 60% were daily fee

• There are currently more than 80 U.S. golf course projects under construction (excluding renovations)

• States with the most openings in 2010 were Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina and Texas

• The region with the most courses currently under construction is the South Atlantic with 16.5 courses.

• The total facility count at the end of 2010 stood at 15,890, 167 less than the all-time high of 16,057 in 2004. And the current number of 18-hole equivalents is 14,904.5, which is less than the number of facilities due to the large number of stand-alone 9-holers (4,382).

Golf Facilities in the U.S., 2011 edition, is now available. We encourage members to download this report but please share it only with others within your own organization.