Dear Industry Colleague,

According to some detailed research carried out by the R&A, participation in the sport of golf has been growing substantially since before the pandemic. Excluding the American market, which is also in rude health, there are now at least another 10 million active golfers who use golf courses regularly. This is wonderful news for the industry, but what is even better is that the R&A have started to count the number of people using golf ranges and other less formal golf facilities. The millions of golfers who are now enjoying these less formal types of golf are the future for mainstream golf: they will become keen to start playing and be a source of income for courses, retail outlets and PGA teaching professionals.

Those of us involved in ranges, indoor simulators and adventure golf facilities also know that they these businesses are inherently profitable and, for the main part, a pleasure to operate.

Elsewhere, as we prepare for both the Solheim cup and the Ryder Cup, golf is entering a new and very exciting phase.

More and more people are playing golf, and there is stronger competition on the world’s golf tours at the very highest level - a healthy situation all round.

Best wishes, 

Colin Jenkins