~~Finding the future of golf isn’t going to be easy. There are many who are concerned the younger generation is embracing golf in lesser numbers. Then there’s the reality that more golf courses are closing than opening these days – a trend that’s been ongoing for the past several years. Industry experts call this “market correction” – the idea that the game grew too big during the “Tiger era” and is simply downsizing appropriately.
The industry as we know it is getting smaller, not bigger. But does this mean golf is dying or simply changing?
I for one am fairly confident golf is changing – and changing for the better. We’ve seen many ideas tossed around recently on how to change the game for the better: Night life driving range/game, Hack Golf the people behind those giant golf holes, relaxed rulebook for recreational players. All of these take-on the mission of getting more folks interested in golf. Provided there are enough Millennia’s to replace all the Baby Boomers currently on the links. In this regard, perhaps the “market correction” I mentioned above is a good thing for golf after all. Not dying, just changing.If we put all the pieces together, we might be getting a glimpse of what the future of golf will look like. Maybe gimmicky things like giant holes won’t really catch on, but there surely is a need to make the game easier and faster. To this end, new recreational golf rules and 12 Holes Golf Tournaments just might catch the attention of a younger generation. Meanwhile, aggregated online tee-times already exist and will soon undoubtedly be the way the majority of golfer’s book times.
Golf is lost in its past and still run by those white supremacists known as the R&A and USGA who don’t have a clue how to attract new golfers. I’d venture to say the future of golf growth still stands with the PGA’s around the world. So a 12 Holes Golf course or tournament, it might not be golf for my son Nicholas exactly as I know it, but there will most definitely be golf. And I am closing with 10 things you should really stop from doing on the golf course…
1) Stepping in someone’s line.
2) Hitting into the group ahead of you.
3) Not letting faster groups play through.
4) Not replacing your divots.
5) Gouging the green.
6) Giving swing advice.
7) Playing from the wrong tee box.
8) Throwing your clubs.
9) Getting drunk.
10) Taking your game too seriously.
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