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Golf is becoming a young players sport, according to an age breakdown of U.S. on-course golfers by the National Golf Foundation. According to 2023 year-end estimates published in October, 57% of on-course golfers were under the age of 50. Of the five age ranges calculated, the 18- to 34-year-old range had the most golfers (6.3 million). That was followed by age groups 50-64 (6.1 million), 50-and-over (5.4 million), 35-49 (5.3) and 6-17 (3.5). All totaled there were 26.6 million on-course golfers in the United States.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What impact, if any, will the upcoming U.S. presidential election have on the golf industry?
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Todd Quitno gets the call to renovate Nebraska’s Country Club of Lincoln; Carlton Marshall Golf Design breaks ground on Louisiana’s Chasing Aces
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"Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time."
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Gary Van Sickle unabashedly presents his favorite U.S. layouts in a series of strictly arbitrary categories.
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LPGA Tour / Japan LPGA: Toto Japan Classic
Site: Seta Golf Club, Shiga, Japan.
Television [ET]: Today, 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Golf channel); Saturday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Asian Tour: BNI Indonesian Masters
Site: Royale Jakarta Golf Club, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Television [ET]: Today, 2-6 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 2:30-4 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 12-1 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 1-2 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Challenge Tour: Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final
Site: Alcanada Golf Club, Mallorca, Spain.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5:30-10:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PODCASTS
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
John Bryan’s commitment to youth, player development
The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation vice president joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to provide an introspective look at the game’s present and future
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
How the Stand Up and Play Foundation is connecting the dots
Board member Karen Atkinson joins host Ann Liguori to tell her story and share how the organization is giving disabled veterans opportunities to participate in a variety of sports
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori episodes]
VIDEOS
MO GESUALDI
The realities of recruiting
Fiona Clancy, a senior at Beachside High in St. Johns, Florida, and a member of the school's 2023 state championship team, joins host Mo Gesualdi to talk junior golf and college recruitment
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NOVEMBER
3-6: International Association of Golf Administrators, Monterey, California | Info
JANUARY
21-24: PGA Show, Orlando, Florida | Info
FEBRUARY
3-6: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, California | Info
5-9: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Tampa, Florida | Info
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