Following a barn burner January for weather, February “reverted to the mean” registering +1% vs. Year Ago (YA) for Golf…
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Feb OtR: Will golf pricing power persist in ’26?
’26 Pricing Preview and Thoughts on Pricing Power One of the most discussed and debated elements of our ’25 State…
Feb. Perspective – Another High in ’25, Sustainable or the Frothy Top?
Hello golf stakeholders: Welcome to February and the pre-season of professional golf (although TGL is trying hard to change that;…
January 2026 Pellucid – January Weather: Positive, With Caution
January weather turned in an unusually strong positive result registering +35% vs. Year Ago (YA) for Golf Playable Hours at…
Pellucid’s 23rd Annual State of the Industry
You are cordially invited to join Jim Koppenhaver and cohort-in-crime Stuart Lindsay for our 23rd consecutive annual “State of the Industry”…
January Pellucid Perspective: Another year of records but . . . growth slowing
Hello golf stakeholders: Welcome to 2026 and the start of our 17th year in publication; hope that everyone had a…
Pellucid December Weather: No Joy to the World
December weather registered a 3rd consecutive month of decline registering -7% vs. Year Ago (YA) for Golf Playable Hours at…
DEC. PERSPECTIVE – DIGITAL GOLF ASCENDENT AS GOLFERTAINMENT WANES
Hello golf stakeholders: As a lead-in to our final issue of the year (our 16th in publication), we want to…
NOVEMBER WEATHER: WEST FARES BETTER THAN EAST
November weather registered a 2nd consecutive month of decline registering -8% vs. Year Ago (YA) for Golf Playable Hours at…
GROWTH SLOWS IN ’25 BUT… WILL STILL BE RECORD-BREAKING
First and foremost, we hope that all our readers had a relaxing, enjoyable and thankful Thanksgiving holiday break. Now…it’s back…
NOVEMBER PELLUCID PERSPECTIVE: ELEVATED COSTS IN “CENTER RING” FOR GOLF OPERATORS IN ‘24
Hello golf stakeholders: First and foremost we want to wish everyone a (n early) Happy Thanksgiving as that holiday approaches…
OCTOBER WEATHER: TRICKS, NO TREATS FOR MAJORITY OF US
October weather took a downward turn registering -9% vs. Year Ago (YA) for Golf Playable Hours at the national level. That…
AI EARLY ASSESSMENT FOR GOLF INDUSTRY QUESTIONS: BE CAREFUL, VERY CAREFUL
As a disclaimer going into this month’s topic and opinions, I wouldn’t be described, particularly by my kids, as an…
OCT PERSPECTIVE – TECH CHOICES PROLIFERATE, WHAT ACTUALLY OR LIKELY HAS “LEGS”?
Hello golf stakeholders: After all the excitement(?) of the Ryder Cup, now all we have to look forward to between…
SEPTEMBER WEATHER: MAKING A LATE-SEASON, POSITIVE CHARGE
Sep weather, Aug utilization: Both up in late-season charge September turned in a 2nd consecutive month of positive weather, repeating…
SKILL DEVELOPMENT: GIVING THE PGA CREDIT WHERE CREDIT DUE?
As the post-COVID continued trend toward higher annual rounds appears to be peaking as a result of “current causes,” it…
SEP. PERSPECTIVE – CONTINUED GROWTH IS GOING TO GET HARDER
Hello golf stakeholders: Are you ready for some…golf TV? While not as ubiquitous as the Fall messaging for the now…
AUGUST WEATHER, JULY UTILIZATION: GOOD NEWS ON BOTH FRONTS
August weather: Not “dog days of summer” at +4% GPH August turned in the healthiest year-over-year gain month of ‘25…
A JANUS PERSPECTIVE ON RATE CARD PRICING: LOOKING BACK AT ’25, LOOKING FORWARD AT ‘26
Stuart and I have lately been fielding more questions about where we are in the arc of pricing power post-COVID…
AUG PERSPECTIVE – BATTLE FOR SHARE-OF-GOLFER HEATING UP
Hello golf stakeholders: Welcome to the exciting FedEx Cup Playoffs season! (yawn, does anyone other than golf writers actually try…
