Can someone who has never seen a traditional course call themselves a
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Cansomeonewhohasneverseenatraditionalcoursecallthemselvesagolfer?Whatelsearethey,saidRobertMaxfield?
SpeakingtoSarahStirkonGBQTV,theChiefExecutiveofthePGAsaidthesport’sbiggestchallengewastransitioningthehugenumbersofpeopleplayingthegameinsomeform–whetherthatwasdrivingrangesorsimulators–toagolfcourseenvironment.
Thegoverningbody’sGolfforAllreport,producedlastyearinassociationwithIPSOSMori,revealedsomethinglike22millionpeoplehadplayedorconsumedgolfmediaatleastonceayear.
AdventureGolfhasbecomeenormouslypopularwith60percentofinfrequentplayershavingbeenintroducedtothesportthroughthisformat.
ButaskedbyStirkabouttheviewoftraditionalists,whomightstillargueitisn’t“propergolf”,Maxfieldagreedthenarrativeneededtobechanged.
“LookattheIPSOSstudy,”hesaid.“Thefiguresspeakforthemselves.Thereisamassiveproportionnowthatareengagedandinterestedingolf.
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