If you’re looking to take your business to the next level in 2020 and be better informed about the industry overall, be sure to attend these complimentary seminars hosted by the National Golf Foundation at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show.

More than 500 new golf courses were under construction worldwide in 2019. Here are 10 top layouts set to open this year that might have an impact the $21 billion golf travel market.

In an era when golf course closures far outweigh new openings – a market correction that’s the result of oversupply in the industry coupled with a strong demand for real estate — here’s a look at facilities that have escaped the chopping block. From the posh Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip to a 9-hole layout in Nebraska that costs just $9 to walk on weekdays.

It’s undeniable there have been more golf course closures than openings in the U.S. over the past 13 years. But do you realize that more than 720 golf courses have opened around the country during that period? That total, during what’s looked at as a “down period” for the industry, is more than the entire golf course supply in nations such as Scotland, Ireland, Spain and South Africa.

The NGF’s annual Facilities Report provides a comprehensive overview of golf facility supply in the U.S., the world’s best-supplied golf market.