Golf Weather Impact: December GPH retreats, November Utilization posts 6th double-digit gain!
After a phenomenal November, odds were that December would disappoint which came true with Golf Playable Hours (GPH) declining 6% compared to the same month Year-Ago (YA). That result didn’t much “dent” the Year-to-Date (YtD) figure which finished the year at +2% YtD (in our neutral zone classification). Subscribe to either the Pellucid Publications Membership or the Geographic Weather Impact reportget the 45 regional breakdowns, the 61 markets figures, the day-of-week weather impact and the Year-End National GPH forecast figure as well as our full commentary on the results every month.
Played Rounds for November published by Golf Datatech posted a 6th consecutive month of double-digit gains (and continued month-to-month acceleration in rate, wow!) proving that golf continues to benefit from the “COVID dividend/bounce” and, as long as other alternatives remain banned, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. November rounds were +57% and that, again, edges out the previous month for “best month” honors and makes it five consecutive months of 20%+ growth in “comps”.
To read the extended facts on the December weather/November Utilization results as well as Jim Koppenhaver’s commentary on the underlying trends, click here and click on this month’s article under the Featured Items section.
