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Driver$: 2023 Golf Market Outlook

POSTED: March 10, 2023

An early outlook at the 2023 golf market In the 2023 season premiere of “Driver$,” Sports & Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein look to ongoing golf industry research to provide insights on macro and micro issues that will shape the 2023 season ahead. They do so from the perspective of consumer demand […]

F1rst Call – First Thought

POSTED: May 10, 2022

New Back to Normal Barometer data

A Quantification of Golf’s Labor Challenges

POSTED: March 16, 2022

A quantification of the magnitude of golf’s labor challenges from the 2022 ASGCA Market TrendWatch leads off the March 14,2022 edition

First Thought

POSTED: January 31, 2022

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 […]

Driver$: Episode 9

POSTED: May 1, 2021

The State of Country Club Communities Jason Becker, Co-Founder of Golf Life Navigators, enjoys a unique vantage point to learn what people want in golf real estate. His business uses data to match those seeking the country club lifestyle with specific sunbelt communities most likely to meet their needs. Here’s what he’s seeing in today’s market.