Hello Jim,
Pub Links Golfer Magazine provides Regional Golf Market data at:
http://www.publinksgolfer.com/regional/
This list provides the number of golfers in each of the following
regions and states:
Northeast Region:
Vermont / New Hampshire / Maine
Eastern Massachusetts / Rhode Island
Western Massachusetts / Connecticut (excluding Fairfield county)
Metro New York / Fairfield County Connecticut
Northeast New York
Central New York
Western New York
Atlantic Region:
Northern New Jersey
Southern New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
Maryland, Deleware & Washington DC
Virginia
West Virginia
Southeast Region:
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Northeast Florida
Northwest Florida
Central Florida
Southeast Florida
Southwest Florida
Southern Region:
Alabama & Destin Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Midwest Region:
Eastern Missouri & Southern Illinois
Western Missouri & Kansas
Northern Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Great Lakes Region:
Northeast Ohio
Northwest Ohio
Southwest Ohio
Central Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Rocky Mountains Region:
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Southwest Region:
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada - Las Vegas
Nevada - Lake Tahoe
Texas - Dallas & Fort Worth
Texas - Houston
Texas - San Antonio & Austin
Texas - El Paso & Abilene
Texas - Amarillo & Lubbock
West Coast Region:
Eastern Washington
Western Washington
Oregon
Northern California
California - San Francisco, San Jose & Monterey
California - Sacramento Area
Central California
California - Los Angeles, Ventura & Santa Barbara
California - Orange, San Diego & Riverside County
Just click on the state or region name to obtain the number of golfers
in that state or region and the percentage of total golfers. The total
number of golfers in the US is also provided.
Other relevant references:
Golf-Ads.com
“Top 10 States Ranked by Total Number of Avid Golfers”
http://www.golf-ads.com/banners.shtml
The National Golf Foundation, FAQ
http://www.ngf.org/cgi/whofaq.asp
“There are 26.2 million golfers in the United States. A golfer is
defined as anyone ages 18 and above who played at least one regulation
round of golf in the past 12 months. 36.7 million Americans are golf
participants, defined as anyone ages 5 and above who either played a
round of golf or visited a golf practice facility.
More than 45 percent of golfers (11.9 million) are between the ages of
18 and 39. Seniors (ages 50 and over) comprise another 33 percent or
8.6 million.
There are 5.76 million female golfers, which is 22 percent of all
golfers.
There are 6.1 million junior golfers ages 5-17 who have either played
a round of golf or visited a golf practice facility.”
The National Sporting Goods Association, Sports Participation
http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=54
Golf2020.com
http://www.golf2020.com/frip/resources/2003frip.pdf
“The Golf 20/20 Industry Report for 2002”
I also sent e-mails to The National Golf Foundation and to the The
National Sporting Goods Association requesting this information and I
received the following responses:
The National Golf Foundation:
“Part of that data can be found on the front page of our website in
the pulldown menu Who We Are - FAQ. The balance of that data involves
time and money to research and is available for NGF members only so if
your client needs the information, have them contact the NGF, thanks.
Andy Allen
Director of Membership Sales & Services
National Golf Foundation
1150 South US Highway One, Suite 401
Jupiter, FL 33477
(561) 354-1647
Fax: 561-744-9085
<mailto:aallen@ngf.org>
http://www.ngf.org/ “
The National Sporting Goods Association:
“For some overall statistics in the industry GOTO
http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=328 . in our report
SPORTS
PARTICIPATION IN 2002: STATE-BY-STATE we track the number of
participants
in 33 sports including golf. The report is available for $295 to
non-members
and $225 for members. GOTO
http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=146 for a
description of
the report or http://www.nsga.org/forms/form.cfm?id=30 to order the
report.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Sincerely,
Dan Kasen
Mgr. of Information Services
National Sporting Goods Association
1601 Feehanville Drive, Suite 300
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-6035
Ph: 847.296.6742, Ext. 108
E-mail: dkasen@nsga.org
URL: www.nsga.org
Fax: 847.391.9827
Organizer and Host of the 40th Annual Management Conference & 6th
Annual
Team Dealer Summit, May 16-19, 2004 Hilton Head Marriott Beach & Golf
Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC,
http://www.nsga.org/public/articles/index.cfm?Cat=18 “
I hope you have found this information helpful. If you have any
question, please request clarification prior to rating the answer.
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