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Revenues Nationally Are Up!
By the end of August, rounds played nationally showed a slight increase of 2.94% over the same time period in 2017 (January to August) with BC posting the highest year-over- year increase of 8.33% despite the effect of the wild res. Following a few dif cult years, Atlantic Canada and Quebec also reported increases in their year-to-date rounds played of close to 4%.
When looking at provincial rounds played for August, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were the shining stars with a 6.24% increase over August 2017. Due to a late start, the YTD rounds played for the Prairies remained slightly down over last year but their strong performance in August helped to normalize the year-to-date average. All other regions across the country could best be described as at for the month of August with the exception of Alberta courses who have strug-
gled with Mother Nature this season both in the form of weather and wild res.
When looking at what matters most – the bottom line – it’s great to see that revenues nationally were up by 6.05% over last year when most regions reported rounds played as being at. This would suggest that courses are focusing on non-green fee revenues and/or are getting a higher revenue per round. The Atlantic region continues to outperform all other regions for 2018 with signi cant increases in both revenues and transactions, year-over-year.
Members are participating and utilizing these reports more than ever. Thank you to all participating members for their efforts!
Your Rounds Played and Weather Report information and data requests will be delivered to your inbox the rst Tuesday of each month, or you can view them online at www.ngcoa.ca.
For more information or to participate in Revenue Tracking, Rounds Played and Weather Reporting, contact Brent Hutcheon at bhutcheon@ngcoa.ca or 866-626-4262 ext. 41.
Your August Reports
At the time of publication, August is the most current report available due to the length of time required to collect all the data.
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION August 2018
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