INDUSTRY NEWS FROM GOLF DATATECH LLC
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Latest golf apparel retail sales shows a 6% increase from 2021 and a nearly 50% jump vs. 2019, indicating how much the category has rebounded from the pandemic
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Data for September 2022 shows that golf equipment retail sales were down over 7% for the month, and are now down 1.8% YTD
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Men's shirt sales lead a robust month that saw apparel sales up 5.3% and up 8.8% year to date
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Overall, U.S. rounds were up 2.5% for July 2022 and down 4% YTD when compared to July 2021
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Total golf equipment sales were less than 1% below July 2021, 51% ahead of pre-pandemic 2019 levels
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Tops and outerwear were the two highest-performing categories