Golf’s most-asked question is whether the elevated level of golf activity would maintain in 2021. June was our first real test – comparing peak season months without operational restrictions – and the results look pretty good.

In the first real test of the sustainability of the 2020 summer surge, June 2021 rounds were essentially equal to June of last year.

Troon’s Tim Schantz, a member of the NGF’s Board of Directors, discusses the impact of the coronavirus on the golf industry, investment and opportunity in golf, and his company’s continued growth.

May rounds were up year-over-year. Now, with summer upon us, is when it really starts getting interesting – in terms of comps – for the golf industry.

National rounds played for May 2021 were up over a year ago, when golf operations were still limited due to the coronavirus in some parts of the country.