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Rounds played plummet 18.3 percent in November
1/10/2003
Frigid weather in November led to a double-digit decrease in rounds played for seven of the nine regions tracked by Golf Datatech LLC, a Kissimmee, Fla.-based research company. Overall, national rounds dropped 18.3 percent in year-over-year comparisons for the month. Nationally, rounds played year to date are 2.7 percent behind 2001, including decreases in seven of the past eight months. The biggest regional decline for Novemberwas 57.7 percent reported by the East North Central region (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio). The West North Central region (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota) registered a 48.6-percent decrease, and also had the largest year-to-date slide in rounds (7.3 percent). The Mid Atlantic region (Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey) also was the victim of an uncomfortably cold November as rounds fell 41.4 percent. The largest rise in rounds, both year-to-date and for November, came in the Pacific region (California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and Alaska). Rounds played in November increased 4.3 percent -- without California they were up 21 percent -- while the region's year-to-date figures were up 1.7 percent. The only other gain for November was in the Mountain region (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana), where rounds increased 1.1 percent. Date Posted: 1/10/2003
