January 2022 proved to be a tough first month for rounds played, which were down over 12% vs. this month in 2021. While the desert climates (Palm Springs and Phoenix) enjoyed large increases in play due to good weather, this was offset by sharp declines in the South East and several of the other Pacific coast markets. In a month as small as January, with so few geographic markets open, any significant weather incidents can have a substantial effect on rounds played. Both January 2020 and January 2021 enjoyed above average weather patterns for playing the game. So, while no one likes to get off on the wrong foot, January results for rounds do not correlate nor prove to be a particularly good predictive tool for total year results.
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