Golf Course Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2012 11 19

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shared by the public course operators on the condition that numbers for specific individual facilities nly a half-dozen non-par-3 courses that responded to the survey reported rounds down in the first two-thirds of 2012. And increases range up to 46 percent compared to the same peri revenue side, one course's numbers jumped 25 percent. Only two reported green fee revenue dropping from facilities received an average of 15 cents more in green fees per round ($24.68 vs. $24.53) than for the same period in courses collectively posted the top increases, with rounds up 11 percent and green fee revenue probably need to dig a little deeper into the analysis to figure out what's going on because the raw gross numbers of rounds and revenue don't tell the story," Mate said. "It's not like a hotel business where your inventory from year to year is the same. So you need to have apples to apples, and we're not comparing apples to apples (year to year). Over a 10- or 20-year period when you measure this stuff, weather kind of works itself out where you'll have ups and downs over year, this year underscores the need to do some sort of playable-days analysis as well. Because my sense was from May to September rounds were pretty flat (compared to 2011). It was March and April that really made the diffe the weather was the main driving force in the rounds and revenue increases this year, he believes that other factors can have a significant effect over time. This year, PGA of America sections have put a heavy emphasis on "Get Golf Ready", a nationwide program in which PGA and LPGA professionals teach people everything they'll need to know to play golf with confidence -- in five lessons, us $99 total. The idea is to bring new and former golfers into the game as seamlessly as possible in a no-pressure 120 facilities offering Get Golf Ready, leads the PGA of America in I think where the rubber will meet the road will actually be next year," Ainsworth said. "I think everyone is trying to make golf more welcoming in reaching different markets.