Tag - golf participation

Golf Biz

How golf is trying to become more welcoming to new players

06/28/2017 at 2:12 pm

Prior to the Tiger Woods bursting on the pro golf scene in 1996, golf was seen as an exclusive and relatively unwelcoming sport. Thought to be the domain of...

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How many golfers are there in the U.S.? In 2015, less than there were in 2014

03/08/2016 at 7:49 pm

The number of golfers in the United States went down from 2014 to 2015, dropping from 24.7 million in 2014 to 24.1 million in 2015, according to data released...

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As golf envisions recovery, analysts warn more focus on customer service

02/06/2016 at 2:20 pm

There was so much good stuff at last week's PGA Show, so much to celebrate and about which to feel good.
However, a couple of industry analysts weren't buying...

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What not to watch for: 5 things that won’t happen in 2016

12/15/2015 at 9:58 am

With golf’s silly season now over (Is it just me, or has the Father-Son Challenge gotten really serious, and better?), we have a full four weeks to cram in...

19th Hole Golf Show

PODCAST: How par-3 courses can be good for golf, environment

11/05/2014 at 10:24 pm

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Par-3 golf courses almost went the way of the Dodo bird, shoved aside during the golf boom of the 1990s and early 2000s in favor of large, sprawling 18-hole...

Golf Culture

Vulgar, Manziel-demanding Browns fan has some thoughts on golf, too

09/07/2014 at 10:58 pm

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As you might imagine, Cleveland Browns fans were upset when their team got down 27-3 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in their NFL season opener on Sunday. Many were...

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The 19th Hole Golf Show – 7/30 – Curing what ails golf

07/30/2014 at 9:16 pm

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On this edition of "The 19th Hole Golf Show," Ryan Ballengee looks at the latest stream of articles deriding golf and bemoaning its participation numbers. He...

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Tiger Woods never had anything to do with U.S. golf participation

07/26/2014 at 11:09 am

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Hey, remember Tigermania? It was bigger than Hulkamania. It began with Woods' breakthrough beatdown of the field in the '97 Masters and surged to its peak at...

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The 19th Hole Golf Show – 1/28/14 – Is golf worth saving?

01/28/2014 at 5:14 pm

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On this week's edition of The 19th Hole Golf Show, Ryan Ballengee shares his thoughts on HackGolf and the ideas that might spur growth in the game.
Among the...

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Golf’s participation problem? It’s inability to change (but not how you think)

06/12/2013 at 10:43 pm

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Golf is really hard. Often, it takes far too long. And it is definitely a very expensive hobby.
But is that why 5 million more people have left the game than...