Golf Australia conducts extensive research in partnership with the industry and also draws on other relevant research to assist golf with developing evidence based strategies to ensure that the sport remains relevant and is able to adapt to an ever changing sporting and recreational landscape.
Below is a selection of reports that cover a number of key areas for golf and sport in general:
Rounds Reports for Australian Golf Industry Council – AGIC
National Competition Rounds Report Jan to Jun 2019.pdf
National Competition Rounds Report Jan to Dec 2018.pdf
National Competition Rounds Report – 2013 to 2017
Melbourne Public Rounds Report, 2013
Participation
Golf Club Participation Report 2018 Golf Australia.pdf
Golf State of Play Report, 2019, Sport Australia
Golf Club Participation Report, 2017, Golf Australia
Golf Club Participation Report, 2016, Golf Australia
Golf Club Participation Report, 2015, Golf Australia
Australian Golf Landscape Research, AGIC, 2015
Golf Participation Report, 2014, Golf Australia
Increasing the participation of older Australians in golf, 2012, Australian Golf Industry Council
Golf Participation Report, 2013, Golf Australia
Market Segmentation for sport participation, Australian Sports Commission
Market Segmentation for sport participation: Children, 2013, Australian Sports Commission
The future of Australian Sport, 2013, Australian Sports Commission
ERASS Report, 2010, Australian Sports Commission
Women’s Involvement in Golf, 2008, Smart Connection Company
Facility Operations
Club Attrition & Retention Report, 2010, Golf Queensland
Club Attrition & Retention Report, 2010, NSW Golf Association
Club Benchmark Report, 2009, Golf Australia
Issues & Challenges for Golf Clubs in Victoria, 2005, Victorian Golf Association
Economic
Golf Community Impact Study, 2017, Australian Golf Industry Council
Community Impact Study of Golf in NSW, 2017, Golf NSW
The Community Impact of Golf in Victoria, 2016, Golf Victoria
The Economic Value of the Golf Industry, 2010, Australian Golf Industry Council
AGIC Australian Golf Tourism Report
Golf Retail
The Golf Retail Industry in Australia, 2004, Ernst & Young
Golf Consumer
Golf Consumer Attitudes & Travel Insights, 2013, Sports & Leisure Research Group
Canadian Golf Consumer Behaviour Study, 2012 National Allied Golf Associations
Golf Consumer Study, 2005, Australian Golf Union
AGIC Newsletters
Other
Golf’s 2020 Vision: The HSBC Report, 2012, The Futures Company