The Spring issue of the American Society of Golf Course Architects’ By Design features highlights from the new ASGCA Trend Watch, with comments from SLRG President Jon Last
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Yearly Archives: 2022
Sports As The New ‘Cocooning’ Activity
It’s a winter of discontent according to fresh SLRG data. However, Jon Last’s lead item for the February 8, 2022 Marketing insider asserts that sports can insert itself as a comforting and communal force.
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December US Golf Rounds Played Report Surprising Increase; Consumer Sentiment Surveys Point to Strong 2022
Golf industry analyst Casey Alexander looks at the year ahead in the golf business, sourcing extensive consumer sentiment data drawn from SLRG’s latest market trends report.
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First Thought
MONDAY JAN 31, 2022 Golf course renovations are a thing these days and, according to the recent “Golf Facility Market Trend Watch” report commissioned by the American Society of Golf Course Architects and conducted by Sports and Leisure Research Group, 56 percent of architects expect a renovation revenue increase over the next two years. A four-year low […]
Read More » 2022 ASGCA study shows continued optimism among all aspects of golf industry
Reporting from SLRG’s annual Golf Facility Market Trendwatch study leads off the latest issue of ASGCA insights. This year’s release highlights continued market optimism as well as quantifies the magnitude of the labor challenges confronting golf course operations.
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Will We Ever Be “Back to Normal?”
In the Winter’22 issue of “Developments”, SLRG President Jon Last taps into the Back to Normal Barometer and reviews emerging consumer vacation trends and their impact on the resort development industry. Click here to read the article.
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2022 ASGCA STUDY SHOWS CONTINUED OPTIMISM AMONG ALL ASPECTS OF GOLF INDUSTRY
Coverage of the American society of Golf Course Architects’ 2022 Market Trendwatch study, conducted by SLRG, quantifies the labor crunch at golf facilities and details the increase in Master planning projects, among other insights.
Read More »Golf Market Trends 2022
Our annual Trends breakfast at the PGA Merchandise Show was presented virtually on Wednesday, January 26th and included brand new golfer and U.S. consumer research conducted as part of our ongoing Back to Normal Barometer, as well as with the ASGCA. This year we take a deep dive on the competitive leisure market and its impact on the sustainability of golf’s participation surge. As always, we’ll look at the consumer mindset and state of the golf business for 2022 with a focus on equipment, facility operations, travel and participation. Results were derived from surveys and in depth interviews with active golfers and facility operators as well as numerous additional golfer research conducted by SLRG over the past twelve months. Click the link below for the presentation slides. More in depth results are also available on a custom basis. Please contact us for details.
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Consumer Trends in 2022 & Beyond: A Global Outlook
SLRG President Jon Last joined Market Research Institute International (MRII) Executive Director Steve Kraus and Question Pro’s Dan Fleetwood for an informative webinar that unpacked evolving consumer attitudes and behaviors and their implications for leisure marketers in the year ahead. Over 700 attended the webinar. You can watch a replay of the presentation above, or download the deck below.
Consumer Trends in 2022 and Beyond: Special Q&A
SLRG’s Jon Last joined the Live with Dan Podcast to discuss more trends driving consumer spending, leisure participation, the research industry and business in general, in a free flowing Q&A discussion. Watch it here.