Golf decreasing or increasing?

[SGC001]

I received the latest survey summary from England Golf last week and much to mine and many others in our county they have suggested from their survey results that it's on the increase. Not the felling in the SW amongst the clubs.

The survey was only carried out using around 50 odd clubs and I would love to see who the clubs were.

I'd be interested in some of the figures too, such as compared to what / when. Last year the weather was pretty bad, so that could always be used to find a positive trend.

http://www.bgia.org.uk/upload/public/Golf APS6Q2 results.pdf

Page 4 didn't make good reading and that was an Oct to April comparison as well and still negative.

http://www.englandgolf.org/news.aspx?sitesectionid=38&itemid=3869&search=
Here they found more peopleplaying in June than six month previously (middle of Winter), a pretty desperate claim some may argue if that's news.

 

[Pin-seeker]

It might well be on the decrease but your ideas as to why are just laughable. The examples you describe have been going on for as long as I can remember, and there was worse 40+yrs ago... you've right made me chuckle

Merry Christmas!!

Glad to put a smile on your face pal. Merry Xmas to you too.