Golf's Global Monetization Gap An estimated 42.7 million on-course golfers now play across R&A-affiliated markets — up 44% since 2016. Global engagement has reached 62.3 million adults. The growth rate is accelerating past pandemic-era levels. But golf's two largest public equipment companies are posting flat-to-declining revenue in these same
The Pro Golf Earnings Boom — And the Question Behind It Median earnings on the PGA Tour increased an estimated 49.8% between 2019 and 2023. The money list leader earned nearly triple what the top earner made four years earlier. The LPGA Tour's median rose an estimated 44.4% over the same period. LIV Golf's median
The Growth of Junior Golf Golf was the fastest-growing sport among 13-to-17-year-olds in the United States between 2019 and 2022 — up an estimated 45%, according to the Aspen Institute's annual study on youth sports. Tennis was second at 25%. Soccer was third at 0.2%. Every other major youth sport declined. That is