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 From the News Desk...Rounds don't budge in July report saysRounds played were dead flat for July compared to the same month in 2008, according to a sample some 4,000 golf courses compiled in the most recent National Golf Rounds Played Report. The Mid-Atlantic region experienced the largest jump in rounds played compared with July 2008 at 4.3 percent, including 9.6 percent in New York. Other areas seeing significant spikes in rounds played compared with last year were Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C. at 9 percent; Kansas and Virginia (6 percent each); Arkansas, Indiana and Tennessee (5 percent each); Oklahoma (4 percent); and California (3.7 percent). The largest year-over-year dropoffs were in Hawaii, where play was down 16.5 percent, Oregon (down 12 percent) and Washington (down 9 percent). Rounds also were down nearly 4 percent across New England, including 6 percent in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, as well as 3 percent in Massachusetts – including 5 percent in Boston. For the year, rounds played remain relatively flat, climbing at a clip of just 0.2 percent. The National Golf Rounds Played Report includes data supplied by 4,025 public access and private golf courses nationwide, and is a joint effort of Golf Datatech, National Golf Foundation, PGA of America. |
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