SIC 7992 | NAICS 713910
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Monthly trade journal features news and information for course owners and managers with a focus on a specific type of property in each issue (e.g., single-course, multi-course, private clubs, and resorts), and special features including the annual "Year in Review and the Look Ahead" (November/December issue) and "State of the Industry" (January issue) reports. Digital flipbook editions are available online.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Annual report provides information on current business conditions and concerns and expectations for the year ahead based on a survey of golf course superintendants, with topics addressed in the report including operating budget, capital budget, financial condition, profitability, maintenance crew staffing, personnel recruiting issues, and industry concerns. Current and prior reports are available free online.
Fact Sheet / Annual Report
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Fact sheet and the annual report provide a summary overview of the industry's major top-line metrics, with
information provided in the report including golfer participation trends, average number of rounds played
per golfer, total number of rounds played, course supply and development, recent acquisitions,
off-course retail store and equipment sales, economic indicators,
and expectations for the year ahead.
Facilities in the U.S.
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Annual facility report provides the total number of daily fee, municipal, resort, and private courses by
state and region on a facility and 18-hole equivalent basis, and also provides detailed information on course
openings, closings, and renovations, as well as the number of courses which are currently in planning and
under construction. Summary results from the most recent report are available online.
Participation in the U.S.
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Annual survey provides information on golf participation rates and number of rounds played annually
by gender, age, household income, and education level for all U.S. golfers, and includes additional breakdowns
by golfer population segment (e.g., core golfers, occasional golfers, junior golfers, and beginning golfers)
and geographic region. Summary data from the survey can be viewed free online.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Comprehensive compensation and benefits survey provides total compensation data for 29 job titles, with survey data broken out by type of facility, gross revenue, and number of holes available and job titles covered in the survey including general manager, superintendant, sales and marketing director, membership director, head golf professional, accounting manager, and food and beverage manager.
Biennial compensation and benefits survey provides salary and hourly wage data for superintendants, assistant superintendants, equipment managers, and maintenance crew positions, with survey data broken out by facility type (e.g., private, daily fee, semi-private, and municipal), facility demographics, annual maintenance budget, GCSAA class (A, SM, CGCS), GCSAA chapter, state, and metro area.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage rate data for selected job positions in this sector, with job positions for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including general manager, head course superintendant, assistant course superintendant, head golf professional, assistant golf professional, food and beverage manager, groundskeeper, greenskeeper, and irrigation technician.
Comprehensive valuation guide explains how to analyze and value golf properties, with topics covered in this publication including types of courses, market analysis, course styles and layouts, other design considerations, ownership, management, and governance structures, approaches commonly used in valuing properties, unique valuation considerations, and common issues encountered by appraisers.
Annual survey provides information on investment and financing criteria for golf properties based on input from investors, brokers, lenders, and other survey participants, with measures covered in the survey including overall capitalization rate, terminal capitalization rate, net income multiplier, gross income multiplier, discount rate, income and expense growth rates, and broker sales commission.
