The NGF has been reaching out to representatives of the Top 100 Businesses in Golf as well as other golf companies and organizations to assess how the ongoing pandemic has affected business to this point. Here’s an industry-wide overview.

With more golf courses throughout the U.S. than Starbucks stores and an appeal that that spans generations, the game has shown it can offer valuable physical and mental respite during the coronavirus pandemic with safe operation and proper protocols. That said, the situation is changing continually, and often rapidly.

Rounds played in the U.S. were up 1.5% last year despite the second-wettest year on record. Here’s what some operators in different parts of the country experienced.

Photos from the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, which attracted more than 40,000 industry professionals and over 1,000 exhibitors.

A weatherproof golf bag cover. Golf gloves inspired by motocross. Push carts and a high-end stroller manufacturer. Those are the products. But these are the personal stories behind three PGA Show entrepreneurs.