Golf Travel Facts

Even with rising airline costs, travel is still big business. And when golfers travel, here are some facts to consider...

• Arizona has more golf courses to play than Scotland.
• Thirty-nine percent of golfers took at least one overnight trip for the specific purpose of playing golf in 2001. They took an average of 2.2 trips and spent an average of $773 in total.
• Twelve percent of golfers took an average of 2.5 business trips that included golf. They spent an average of $1,144 on those combined trips.
• The average “away rounds” for all golfers was 2.5 or a total of 64.5 million rounds – 12 percent of total rounds played in the U.S.
• Among those who went on golf trips, average rounds played was 5.8.
• Thirty-seven percent of golfers took an average of 6.9 business trips that did not include golf, spending an average of $869 for the year.
• Seventy-three percent of golfers took an average of 3.3 vacation trips that did not include golf, spending an average of $1,090 in 2001.
• The number of “playable golf days” (defined by climate) in Miami, Florida are decreasing annually.

*Numbers according to the National Golf Foundation and Weatherbill.com