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 From the News Desk...Rounds up almost 16 percent in NovemberIf November is any indication, rounds played in 2009 appear to be heading out on a high note. Rounds played for November were up 15.8 percent compared with the same month in 2008, according to the National Golf Rounds Played Report. Buoyed by unseasonably warm conditions throughout parts of the Midwest and Northeast, rounds played were up by more than 60 percent in nine states and by 40 percent or more in seven others. North and South Dakota, where average temperatures in November were as much as 14 degrees above normal and rainfall was almost nonexistent, according to the National Weather Service, led the way with a bump in rounds played of 155 percent. In Minneapolis, average temperatures for the month in Minneapolis were 11 degrees above normal and average rainfall was down by 80 percent, and it showed on courses as play throughout the state was up by 114 percent. Rounds played also were up substantially compared with November 2008 in Iowa (up 92 percent), Wisconsin (90 percent), Illinois (74 percent), Indiana (72 percent), Ohio (64 percent), Michigan (60 percent) and New York (almost 58 percent). Colorado and Washington saw the greatest dropoffs in year-over-year rounds played, down 24 percent and 20 percent, respectively, and despite favorable weather conditions. Rainfall totals in Oregon were as much as 60 percent above normal for the month, leading to a drop in play of 14 percent statewide. Despite the overall bump in November, year-to-date rounds played through the first 11 months of the year were down slightly, 0.2 percent, compared with the same period in 2008. The report is a collaborative effort between Golf Datatech, the National Golf Foundation, the PGA of America and the National Golf Course Owners Association. |
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