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Impressive increases in Rounds Played continues
NGCOA Canada Rounds Played Reports for the month of August showed an increase of 17.6% nationally year-over-year. Most provinces experienced double digit increases over last August with Manitoba leading the charge with an impressive increase of 46.6%, followed by Alberta at 28.8%, 21.4% in Ontario, 16.5% in British Columbia, 12.1% in Saskatchewan and 11.9% in Atlantic Canada. Quebec is showing a slight decrease over last August of 2.7%, however when analyzing the data from the last 5 years, it is apparent that Quebec had an exceptional August 2019. When comparing Quebec’s Rounds Played from August 2020 to the 5-year average, Quebec courses are showing an increase of 11.4%.
The national year-to-date rounds continue to show a strong increase at 11.5% over last year and this, coupled with the impres- sive August 5-year average growth of 23.3%, further reinforces the continued success golf is experiencing in the wake of the glob- al pandemic.
Increases in online and contactless payments, combined with the continued popularity of golf, impacted revenues in a positive way once again in August with National Revenues increasing by 33% over August 2019.
This August growth brings the 2020 year-to-date revenue increase to almost 23% which is an outstanding turnaround after the steep decreases in March and April. All regions continue to demonstrate significant year-over-year growth with the exception of Atlantic Canada where it appears that the inter-provincial and international travel ban continues to have a significant impact on revenues.
NGCOA Canada’s Weather Impact Report shows another month of favourable conditions for golf across the country with operators in all 6 regions scoring weather in August at 7.7 or above. The weather impact report uses a 0-10 scale where 5 is “normal” weather conditions.
Members are participating and utilizing these reports more than ever. Thank you to all participating members for your efforts! Your Rounds Played and Weather Report information and data requests will be delivered to your inbox the first week of each month during the golf season, or you can view them online at www.ngcoa.ca.
For more information or to participate in the Revenue Tracker, Rounds Played and Weather Reports, contact Al Helmer at ahelmer@ngcoa.ca or 866-626-4262, ext 17.
WEATHER REPORT August 2020
▪ 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.
▪ MTD: Month to Date | YTD: Year to Date | 4yr: Average Score for 2016-2019
British Columbia Alberta Prairies Ontario Québec Atlantic
MTD
8.7 8.7 7.7 8.0 7.8 9.1
YTD
7.0 7.2 6.6 8.1 8.2 8.4
4yr MTD
7.6 6.3 7.0 7.4 5.8 8.4
4yr YTD
5.7
5.5
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.7
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