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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...y-america-fell-out-of-love-with-golf/?hpid=z5
I found myself playing less and less last year, and it looks like I'm not alone. I started playing with my dad back in the late 70s when I was in college, and it always gave me a great sense of camaraderie and pleasure when we didn't have to play fast. He retired on a private course, and it went under a few years later, so it's happening all over the country. We have a fairly new course near my house and it's struggling along, but not gaining much.
The new demographic likes faster action, and immediate gratification to learn golf well. Wonder if it will ever recover.
I found myself playing less and less last year, and it looks like I'm not alone. I started playing with my dad back in the late 70s when I was in college, and it always gave me a great sense of camaraderie and pleasure when we didn't have to play fast. He retired on a private course, and it went under a few years later, so it's happening all over the country. We have a fairly new course near my house and it's struggling along, but not gaining much.
The new demographic likes faster action, and immediate gratification to learn golf well. Wonder if it will ever recover.