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🚨 The latest powerful off-course golf studies 🚨 We have been building #GolfLite and Blue Jeans Golf for more than 3 years now. When asked what is GolfLite, it's the bridge between Entertainment Golf (think Topgolf) and Traditional Golf (think 18 holes). 2023's National Golf Foundation study is the first time we are seeing the change in tides -- Traditional Golf (on-course-only) was actually DOWN -8% vs. 2022. I checked our investor presentations, and this was the first time since pre-COVID on-course was down. What about the bridge? It continued to GROW and ACCELERATE: +17% in participation on- & off-course +19% in participation off-course only 💪 We are growing from 4x Golf Ranch locations today to 8-10 by the end of 2024, so we hope to do our part in More People. More Golf. More Often 💪

45M Golfers in 2023. Wow! But still only 2% of them will ever break 80? Something is seriously wrong with the current golf teaching model. and we are here to fix it. #golf #golftechnology #golftech #fromgolfwithlove #golfbusiness 

13 Courses and counting…

Read Larry Rinker Golf's March Newsletter, Rinker's Golf Tips, with three videos on three myths in putting, Four keys of the upper core swing, and how do you hit a ball low and straight. https://lnkd.in/ePPDtSKY

🏌️♂️ Who knew it was National Golf Month? As we step into August, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the sport that brings us together, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out. Now, imagine combining your love for golf with a conversation about something equally important: income protection. While you’re enjoying that perfect drive down the fairway, think about how crucial it is to safeguard your client’s income and well-being. So, why not take a break from your usual routine and consider discussing these essential topics with your fellow golf enthusiasts? 

🏌️♂️ Who knew it was National Golf Month? As we step into August, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the sport that brings us together, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out. Now, imagine combining your love for golf with a conversation about something equally important: income protection. While you’re enjoying that perfect drive down the fairway, think about how crucial it is to safeguard your client’s income and well-being. So, why not take a break from your usual routine and consider discussing these essential topics with your fellow golf enthusiasts? 

Discover how Five Iron Golf transformed its indoor golf business with Trackman simulators, catering to the growing trend of urban golf. From its humble beginnings on Fifth Avenue to over 20 locations worldwide, Five Iron is redefining golf for players of all levels. Watch the video to learn why indoor golf is the future of the sport and how Trackman has played a pivotal role in Five Iron's success as an urban golf business. Check out the Five Iron Success Story 👉 https://bit.ly/3IwH6fI 🟧

The record number of people who played on a golf course for the first time in 2023: 3.4 Million The industry has had 10 straight years with more than 2 million beginners, with the past four topping 3 million. Prior to the pandemic-boosted totals of recent years, the previous recorded-high of 2.4 million was set in 2000, when Tiger Woods was at the height of his popularity. Off-course forms of golf -- such as entertainment golf venues -- are proving a valuable on-ramp for introductions, helping participants build confidence and comfort before visiting a golf course for the first time. Retention and conversion of newcomers remains an industry focus, and obstacle. #golfstatistics #andrewaheron

I posted a comment previously. This is one of those pictures with a lot in it. I have seen it a couple times since commenting. For the first time, I want to go to Musselburgh. I have seen the ancient pictures in the Darwin and Hutchinson books, where it always looked like a wide open field. I have Google Earthed it and pieced the layout together. The course's place in Golf's history is hard to beat; The Parks versus the Morrises, the fistfights at matches. And yet, somehow, I never thought the course would be much more than a relic; or worse, an amusement. Musselburgh is contained by a racetrack, so, by nature it's contrived. I had developed a belief that it was like the infield of any racetrack in North America. It never interested me from a golf course design perspective. My own passion for golf starts there. And now, looking at this photo - taken on a high res camera mounted on a drone - it's clear to me how immensely modern technology will impact the golf industry. Now, Musselburgh interests me as a golf course . . . immensely. Enough that I want to play it with hickories, not as some kitschy throwback activity. I want to play these holes (that, design-wise, I'm liking more and more every time I inspect the details) with something approximating the same weapons used by Parks and Morrises. I suspect I would find a moment or two of deeper understanding in that. A sudden thirst to jump back centuries. Made possible by a drone and a very creative photographer whose thirst was triggered first.

The video below gives a good sense of the magnitude of what our members and staff have built at The Landings Golf and Athletic Club!