MASTERS WEEK - GOLF SEASON BEGINS!
What could be better than nine holes at sunset with your kids after work and the replay of the day's Masters action after dinner? This is often golf's best week, even though a brief cold snap in the northeast could interfere.
All of us bitten by this special game, no matter where we live get excited for golf this week. In the northern climates, this is the unofficial beginning of golf season. The grass is growing, the trees and flowers are blooming, and for most operators (many who've had an early spring this year) it's time to make hay, so let's hope for plenty of sunshine.
Coming off a year where rounds played nationally were up 1.8% (according to Golf Datatech), this year's early spring in most locales is great news as golf continues its national recovery. Will it last?
According to the National Golf Foundation, there was a net loss of 168 golf courses last year, nationally, continuing the trend since 2000 shown in the graphic below. Is this the bottom? Time will tell.