The waning interest in golf! It is not all about money!

Golf continually follows the ebb and flow popularity. If you as the pundits, they will offer a very long and detailed answer about costs, environmental issues or the lack of interest from the millennials. I am sure there is logic in their answers, however let’s be clear: “It is a nearly $70 billion industry, supporting two million jobs and $55.6 billion in annual wage income. Golf has a long history of giving back to society and provides an annual charitable impact of about $4 billion per year through 143,000 events and 12 million participants.”  (Forbes 2015)

There are many reasons for the wax and waning of golf interest. The fundamental reason is  complex and I am not really interested in solving because I am a consumer. I let the golf professionals figure out the details; I only want to play golf and support charities as much as possible. Since I started writing a golf blog, I notice a sharp decline in interest starting right about now until April when the Masters peeks it head up from a long winters nap. And when the interest returns in the spring, it does so with a vengeance. Continue reading →