How much longer can golf survive? There have been more courses close than open for 25 years in a row. More a function of over saturation in the 80's and 90's according to him. He did say that junior golf is actually up a little (10-15%), but that millennials are not playing the game and once they are in their 40's and 50's he thinks there will be a major crisis in the golf world with old players dying off.
Just got off a conference call with a PGA official, he says they lost 300,000 golfers this past year
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Seems like this would've been posted in the golf thread instead of cluttering up the board creating posts with whatever pops in your head.
Praying I live to see the day golf is so dead Pebble Beach is issuing Groupons.
This generation of people needs to be constantly stimulated and crowded golf courses can have tons of waiting and non sense. It’s why Top Golf is popular but the game itself is in decline. It’s also an expensive hobby too. I mean, a bunch of millennials could by an OxyContin and a six pack for the price of a rd of golf. Golf faces stiff competition
Golf and baseball are fun to play but horrible to watch in my opinion. I only watch golf if I need to drown my mind and get to sleep.
I spent most of my late 20's and early 30's being an avid golfer who worked like hell at it and when I calculate what I spent during that run I just have to laugh. It's a stupid expensive hobby, especially if you want to be pretty good and play nice courses. You are right about both issues....its expensive and people don't like slow games anymore. Also we live in a time crunch now and taking 4-5 hours to drive to, warm up, play a round and get home seems like it doesn't fit the life flow for a lot of people.
Once the 2nd kid came along I knew my time was up. The oldest was getting into youth sports and me being gone all day Saturday was going to be unapproved behavior. Then I started coaching the youth teams and now I haven't played a round in 3 years. Honestly don't miss it much. Hope one of my sons picks it up so that I can get back into it eventually though.
Oddly enough, I was a really really good golfer from age 13 to 16. Dad used to drop me off at the course everyday during the summer on his way to work, I’d walk 27 holes, then get my mom to pick me up at like 2. Then I had to start working in the summer so I didn’t have time or care as much to play. I’m glad I played so much at that age though bc that stroke/swing stays with you forever. Kind of like learning an instrument as a kid. Give me 3 or 4 range sessions and i get back to being not great but pretty good
I haven’t played in ten years. I don’t think I’ll ever play again. I just waste my money on cows now.
Same here...I started a little earlier but the walking 27 was life for every summer day.
When I worked hard on it as an adult I was filming my swing to analyze it and pounding range balls every day after work. Got to a 1 and was playing with some great golfers weekly. I was at TopGolf a few weeks ago and everyone in our party was shocked that I could get a 6 iron to the back of the range and hit an 8 to the last pin. None of them knew me when I played all the time. The swing stays....but my short game would be a disaster and my accuracy would SUCK off the tee right now.
I grew up playing golf and played a lot in the summers in high school when I worked at a course. Continued into college in the summers. Had a summer membership at a course in Tuscaloosa during law school and played nearly everyday that summer. Have barely played since then though. I suspect I will pick it back up again one day. Like you said, you never lose the swing once it was drilled into you.
The course I worked at in high school was part of the golf course boom and closed a few years ago. The other course I played a lot in high school was shut down 10+ years ago. At the the golf was so popular and I had no idea that the bubble would burst. It will be interesting to see what the golf industry looks like once the baby boomer generation is gone.
How many golfers did Tiger just bring back into the fold? Sunday may have extended golf's expiration date by another 10-15 years.
Rather get a dime bag and play with my own balls
Ppl still sell dime bags?
Had back surgery a few years ago and it just hurts to play these days.
I only go to the public day at Birmingham Country Club on Tuesdays once a month or so...
I only go to the public day at Birmingham Country Club on Tuesdays once a month or so...
