National Golf Foundation

📊 Understanding state-level supply, demand, and pricing helps golf course operators optimize fees and stay competitive. 🤔 Are you making informed decisions based on your state’s golf supply and demand? 🔎 Get the key stats you need to make informed decisions. Download your state's one-page golf overview. https://lnkd.in/eYfpEn52

Highlighting Heather Fitzgerald: Controller🎉 Heather joined the NGF team in 2024 bringing her wide range of accounting experience spanning from real estate development to interior design. Although Heather has lived most of her life in Florida, she has a deep love of the mountains and hiking. Her perfect day would consist of a little green time with her family and hiking up to a high spot to check out the views. Her last hike was Acatenago in Guatemala! She’s hiked around Oregon, California, the Carolinas, and Guatemala with her bucket list including Banff, Canada and Zion National Park, Utah. Check out the photo below of Heather conquering Yosemite National Park!

We are proud to feature Clubessential on NGF’s list of The Top 100 Businesses In Golf. 👏 Clubessential is the leading provider of full-suite membership and club management solutions to country, golf, city, yacht, and other private clubs. With more than 20 years of experience, the company delivers website, tee times, mobile apps, accounting, POS, CRM, and other software solutions to over 1,300 private clubs. Operating under Clubessential Holdings alongside sister company foreUP Golf, the company specializes in helping clubs make data-driven decisions and deliver exceptional member experiences. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/eUVUda_7

For five years now, the most pressing question in golf has been demand sustainability, typically framed as an inevitable market force to weather rather than shape. When the winds change – and they will – our trajectory may well hinge on this glaring blind spot: that despite the industry's long-held self-image as a relationship business, too many customers claim only shallow, transaction-based connections with golf courses and brands, who they believe fail to recognize them or reward their loyalty. What if human engagement became the next great competitive battleground in golf, matching our obsession with products and technical experiences, which certainly enhance enjoyment but alone can't build the bonds needed to sustain through downturns and disruptions? https://lnkd.in/e9tYMxnZ

Is the sport getting younger? Watch this 60-second video ... because the answer isn’t as simple as you might think. While golf continues to evolve, the numbers reveal a fascinating story about who’s playing, who’s spending, and what it all means for the business of golf. Are you focusing on the right audience? Learn more by visiting, NGF.org. #GolfBusiness #GolfIndustry #GolfCourseManagement #GolfMarketing #NGF #GolfParticipation #GolfCourses #GolfStats #GolfData #GolfResearch

We are proud to feature Club Prophet on NGF’s list of The Top 100 Businesses In Golf. 👏 Club Prophet is one of the golf industry’s leading point-of-sale and business management solution providers, helping course operators maximize business through innovative technology. Operating in over 1,700 golf facilities across 16 countries and available in nine languages, Club Prophet delivers comprehensive solutions for golf operations of all types and sizes. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/eSgq_4yY

⛳ Over the past two years, the total number of open and operating golf courses in the U.S. is virtually unchanged. 🤔 Does this signal long-term sustainability, or is it just a brief pause? 🔎 Read the latest Golf Participation Report in the U.S. here: https://lnkd.in/eTX9JnFS

Highlighting Erik Matuszewski: Editorial Director 🎉 Erik helps to oversee content and communications here at NGF. This includes producing regular industry messaging and working closely with the NGF research team in creating reports and other deliverables to keep our community of members better informed. One thing you may not know about Erik is his love for the game. Erik's been fortunate to play more than 450 golf courses around the world and alongside 12 major championship winners (men’s and women’s). One of the nation’s 12 million+ golf travelers, his motto is ‘The best golf trip is the next golf trip.’! Check out the photo below, as Erik ticks off one of his 450 courses, Bandon Dunes in Oregon.

We are proud to feature Club Champion on NGF’s list of The Top100 Businesses In Golf. 👏 Founded in 2012, Club Champion has transformed from a regional three-studio fitting business into the globe’s most prominent name in custom club fitting and building services. The company now operates more than 140 locations internationally, including studios in Canada, the UK, and Australia. With a presence in 43 U.S. states, Club Champion offers golfers access to more than 65 brands and over 65,000 hittable head and shaft combinations. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/e2rEQirQ

This quick 60-second video provides a glimpse of what’s inside NGF’s state-level reports. Curious? Watch now. #golfbusiness #golfindustry #marketinsights #golfdata #golftrends #businessgrowth #golfcourse