Rounds fell 2.7 percent nationwide on a same-store basis in August 2007 vs. August 2006, according to a National Golf Foundation survey of more than 2,100 golf facility operators. As a result, the year-to-date figure slipped to -0.8 percent through August. Nevertheless, the premium public segment is slightly positive.
Severe weather in the Midwest was the primary cause for the drop in U.S. rounds. However, five of 11 NGF climate regions were actually up slightly. But the Lower Midwest, hardest hit among regions, was down 8.6 percent. Still, it is the South Central that has the poorest performance year-to-date, even though the region had a relatively good August.
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