Ruffin Beckwith Executive Director, GOLF 20/20
Last Five Years Vehicle for CommunicationVehicle for Communication Catalyst for CollaborationCatalyst for Collaboration Program IncubationProgram Incubation
Facility Development Regulation Courses (18-hole Equivalents) YearNo. of Courses%IncreaseOpenings ,0322.7% ,2882.0% ,4461.2% ,5510.8% (proj.)13,6821.0%156
Facility Development Short Courses (Executive and Par Three) YearNo. of Courses% IncreaseOpenings % % % % (proj.) %8
Interest: Ratings Television Ratings: Comparison of Sports (Network Only) Sport %+/- Baseball % NASCAR % PGA TOUR % All Golf % College Basketball % NFL % Hockey % NBA %
Interest: Fans Percentage of Americans Who Claim to be Fans of Professional Golf % %
Interest: Fans Change in percentage of those surveyed claiming to be fans, between 1996 and 2003: Pro Golf+16.8%Tennis-6.4% NASCAR+8.7%Boxing-9.6% NFL-4.8%College Basketball-11.4% College Football-5.8%NHL-16.1% Baseball-6.4%NBA-16.3%
Rounds Played million million million million * *If no change in 4 th quarter
Participation Number of participants (in 000’s) Total36,000 37,10036,70037,900 Girls (18+)25,400 25,80026,20027,400 Juniors (5-17)4,0004,4006,1005,500 Alt. Participants6,6006,9004,4005,000
Participation Golfer Segments (In 000’s) YearOccasional (17)Core (8-24)Avid (25+) ,9617,3996, ,1905,6765, ,6246,8125, ,1847,0836,133