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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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WEATHER SCORE • May 2022
 Average weather score given by golf course operators on how weather impacted their business in this month.  5=Average for this time of year. 10=Perfect Weather. 0=Course unplayable due to weather.
 Y-T-D: Year to Date | 5yr: Average Score for 2017-2021
May
Y-T-D 5yr May 5yr YTD
4.2 4.9 3.4 5.6 4.3 5.9 3.7 4.1 1.9 4.6 5.2 4.8 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.4
British Columbia Alberta Prairies Ontario Québec
Atlantic
MAY 2022
$Revenues
MAY
YTD
#Transactions
MAY YTD
$Revenues
%C from 2021
+30.3%
+12.2%
%C from 2021
+25.8% +5.1%
British Columbia
FEBRUARY: Revenues & transactions for the month [May 2022 vs. May 2021] YTD: Cumulativerevenues&transactionsforthecalendaryeartoMay31
[2022 vs. 2021]
Data is total Visa, MC, Amex & Debit volume from over 800 NGCOA Canada member facilities. Does not include cash or cheque revenues or transactions.
Alberta Prairie Ontario Quebec
Atlantic
+41.2% +14.2%
Atlantic
+76.0% +41.1%
MAY -5.4% +6.7% +29.5% +126.1% -53.9%
YTD
#Transactions
MAY
YTD
+2.7%
British Columbia
-12.9%
-11.6%
-3.7%
Alberta
- 1.9% -13.6%
+ 2.1%
Prairies
+30.0% + 6.0%
+ 46.3%
Ontario
+121.5% +52.4%
-25.4%
Quebec
-48.7% -41.9%
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
Revenues rebounded in May showing a 30.3% increase nationally over May 2021. Ontario posted a strong 126.1% increase in dollar revenues likely a result of the May 2021 closures due to COVID mandates. The Atlantic (41.2%) and Prairie (29.5%) regions also recorded strong revenue increases likely from membership and package sales as both regions are showing a decline in rounds for May 2022. British Columbia is showing a slight decline in revenues for the month likely caused by the cool rainy May weather and the resulting 23.4% decline in rounds over May 2021.
YTD revenues are 12.2% ahead of last year almost wholly due to the significant year-over-year change in Ontario and to a lesser extent the Atlantic region growth.
ROUNDS PLAYED • MAY 2022
National
May YTD
5yr May 5yr YTD
Regional
May
YTD 5yr May 5yr YTD
Rounds (18E)
3698
4871
Rounds (18E)
2918 3958
British Columbia
-23.4% -25.4% -2.5% +18.7%
%C from 2021
+11.4%
-6.6%
%C for 2022
+26.7% +23.1%
Alberta
- 0.3% -20.3% +8.2% +2.2%
YTD: 5yr: %C:
Prairies
-36.3% -48.3%
-24.4% -34.0%
Year to Date
Average rounds for 2017-2021 Percent change
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
Ontario
+140.5% +75.1% +70.9% +75.1%
Québec
-11.8% -27.1% +48.0% +29.5%
Atlantic
-17.8% -29.7% +55.0% +19.0%
Ontario is the shining star for the month of May showing a 140.5% increase in rounds played over May 2021. Favourable weather for the month and the partial month of golf in May 2021 due to COVID closures are the most likely reason for this strong showing in Ontario. Alberta is essentially flat over May 2021 (0.3%) while British Columbia, Prairies, Quebec, and Atlantic regions are all posting declines. Cool and wet weather across much of the country had operator’s weather scores for May 2022 ranging from 3.4 on the low end (Prairies) to 5.6 on the high end (Ontario). When comparing weather scores to rounds played, it is no surprise that most regions are showing a decline in average rounds over May 2021.
Although YTD results are 6.6% below 2021 levels, that still represents a gain of more than 23% over the 5-year average.
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