March weather impact: 2nd consecutive flat Nationally but…regional variance March weather came in flat nationally for the second straight month…
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Are Your 2026 Results Real—or Just Good Weather?
What’s your “Weather Neutral” Performance? The first three months of 2026 have been unusually favorable for golf. Which means your…
Are You Tuned Into “The Pellucid Channel”?
This is a formal invitation to join the several hundred industry stakeholders who are tuned into The Pellucid Channel monthly…
Mar OtR – Pass or Fail? Testing AI for Golf Industry Knowledge
Volume 24 Issue 03 Grading AI for Golf Industry Analysis: Pass/Fail? Harkening back to college days (The Citadel in Charleston,…
Mar Perspective: Industry enthusiasm is high, let’s keep our grounding in facts
Hello golf stakeholders: Welcome to March, is that Spring we hear calling later this month with The Masters shortly…
Pellucid Feb Weather Impact: National Flat but Significant Regional Variation
Following a barn burner January for weather, February “reverted to the mean” registering +1% vs. Year Ago (YA) for Golf…
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…
