April 2018 rounds were down -13.5% compared to a year ago, bringing the national, year-to-date total to -8.9%.

March rounds-played were down 3.8% across the U.S., bringing the national, year-to-date total to -5.6% compared to a year ago.

February rounds-played were down 8.5% across the U.S., bringing the national, year-to-date total to -7.2% compared to a year ago. Much of the country was still in the off-season in February, facing cooler temperatures and greater precipitation than the same period in 2017.

National rounds played were down 5.4% in January 2018 compared to the same period a year ago. Like other winter months, January accounts for only about 3% of annual rounds, thus its impact on total annual rounds is relatively negligible.

Overall national rounds-played were down 2.7% for 2017, which is consistent with average weather-related fluctuation of approximately 2% to 3%. Here are the national rounds-played figures through December.