Golf boom continues post-Covid

New figures from BRS Golf – revealed in the latest GCMA Insights podcast – and The R&A reveal a buoyant picture both at home and abroad 

Crippling energy bills. Rising interest rates and high inflation – the cost-of-living crisis was tipped to end golf’s Covid participation boom. But new figures suggest it’s still showing no signs of slowing up.

Intriguing numbers released by BRS Golf reveal more ‘member rounds’ were played in the first half of this year than in the entirety of 2019.

The company, which provides tee time and booking services for some 1,500 clubs in the UK and Ireland, reported 13.6 million member rounds in the first half of 2023 – 6....