Golfers and fans alike got a much-needed boost of morale when the powers that be announced a revised schedule for the rest of 2020 that featured three major championships, including the Masters in November.
That said, it’s not all good news in our section of the sports world.
According to a new report from the National Golf Foundation, 44 percent of golf courses are still allowing play across the nation (as of the end of last week), a two percent drop from the previous week’s report.
Off the course, retail numbers took a hit, as well. From the report: “approximately 20 percent of independent and regional retailers (doors) are open, down from 35 percent last week. From an overall square footage perspective, only 4 percent of total off-course golf specialty space is now open to in-store traffic, down from 8 percent in the previous polling.”
For more information and data visualizations, including a look at several state overviews, visit www.thengfq.com/covid-19.
