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The National Golf Course Owners Association Canada’s monthly Research Reports, presented by Club Car, provide crucial data at the course level, as well as to the industry at large.
This highly impactful data on rounds played, weather and revenues come directly from hundreds of golf courses across the country and allows course operators to benchmark their data against their competitive set to help make sound business decisions. These reports also generate critical data to the entire industry, providing year-over-year, year-to-date and 5-year comparisons on national, provincial, and regional levels.
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May
YTD Weather Interruption 5yr May
5yr YTD
BC AB
8.0 8.0 6.6 7.0 1 3 6.6 5.8 5.9 5.2
MB&SK ON
7.4 6.3 4.6 4.9 33 5.6 6.1 4.8 5.6
QC ATL
5.4 5.9 4.5 5.4 4 4 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5
WEATHER SCORE • May 2023
MAY: average weather score given by golf course operators on how weather impacted their business in the month
WEATHER INTERRUPTIONS: Average number of half-day closures (minimum 3-hours) due to inclement weather in the month. YTD: Year to Date
5 YR: Average Score for 2018-2022
WEATHER SCORE RATING SCALE: 5 = Average for this time of year. 10=Perfect Weather. 0=Course unplayable due to weather.
ROUNDS PLAYED • May 2023
National Rounds May 4011 YTD 5011
Rounds
5yr May 3073 5yr YTD 4059
Regional BC May 17.3% YTD 4.7%
5yr May 10.8% 5yr YTD 18.8%
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
%C from 2022
8.5% 2.9% %C 30.5% 23.5%
AB
22.3% 21.7% 30.9% 22.8%
YTD: Year-to-Date
5yr: Average rounds for 2018-2022
%C: Percent change
Data is based on our survey panel of over 750 member courses
MB & SK
47.2% 36.3% 17.7% -3.7%
ON
4.1%
-4.1%
57.2% 50.3%
QC
-11.6% -14.1% 17.2% 2.3%
ATL
-17.2% -4.1% 11.0% 3.6%
The 2023 season got underway in earnest in the west with solid double-digit gains over May 2022 while in the east; Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic region continued to endure questionable weather conditions with the Atlantic provinces experiencing the most problematic. Ontario managed a small increase, while both Quebec and Atlantic were off significantly from last May.
Nationally, average rounds grew by 8.5% bringing the YTD just into positive territory at a 2.9% increase, reflecting a very poor April start.
On a brighter note, all regions comfortably exceeded 5-year average May levels by amounts ranging from 11% to 57%.
May 2023
$Revenues
May
YTD
#Transactions
May YTD
$Revenues
May
YTD
#Transactions
May
YTD
%C from 2022
+13.0% +9.8% %C from 2022 +14.1% +13.5%
BC
30.1% 10.1%
BC
23.9% 10.8%
May: Revenues & transactions for the month [May 2023 vs. 2022]
YTD: CumulativeamountsforthecalendaryeartoMay31[2023vs.2022]
Data is total Visa, MC, Amex & Debit volume from over 900 NGCOA Canada merchant facilities. Does not include cash or cheque revenues or transactions.
AB
45.8% 26.5%
AB
52.8% 39.7%
MB & SK ON
-1.5% -11.6% 1.6% -1.1%
MB | SK ON
-9.1% 0.5% -3.2% 6.6%
QC
104.7% 28.0%
QC
94.6% 53.6%
ATL
16.8% 20.4%
ATL
-23.5% -7.5%
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
Dollar volume changes were highly regionalized in May with Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta all showing strong growth while Ontario declined, and Manitoba/Saskatchewan was essentially unchanged from 2022.
Transaction numbers showed a similar pattern but with a large drop in the Atlantic region whereas dollar volumes managed to show double digit increases. As Quebec and Atlantic both saw lower rounds played in the month; the revenue increases were likely due to membership and equipment sales, or seasonal green fee packages.
YTD dollar volumes show that Ontario remains the outlier with a small decrease compared to 2022, while most other regions are solidly ahead. In terms of transaction numbers, Atlantic and Manitoba/Saskatchewan are lagging over the prior year while all other regions remain ahead at varying rates.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the May 2023 Research Reports are the most current Research Reports that could be included in this edition. For the most up-to-date reports,
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