Let’s Play Some Golf! With the 2023 NCAA basketball tournament and the Masters in our rearview mirror, it’s time to get off the couch and start playing golf rather than watching the television. Seize the moment, book a lesson, head for a nearby driving range, and lose a few golf balls. Junior Golf. If you are interested in the Indiana junior golf scene, we have included a calendar of this year’s junior golf outings across Indiana, courtesy of Indiana Golf. New LPGA Event. Congratulations are in store for the leadership of the Sultan’s Run Golf Club in Jaspar for securing the rights to host this year’s Senior LPGA Championship from June 29-July 1. Australia’s Karrie Webb is the defending champion of this 54-hole event. Consider being a volunteer for the event. Korn Ferry Tour. In 2024, the Pete Dye Course in French Lick will host a Korn Ferry Tour tournament. The dates of that event have not been determined. Fitness Tips. In this issue, Franciscan Health has provided another enlightening and insightful column on fitness, exercise, and health. You will be inspired to perspire. Participation Data. On-course golf participation in the U.S. has seen five straight years of an increase in participation, with 500,000 new golfers in 2022, for a total of 25.6 million nationally. A record 3.3 million people played on a golf course for the first time in 2022. Female and non-white golfers now represent 25 percent and 22 percent, respectively, of all oncourse golfers, a record high-mark. Demographic Details. Gambling. com has created a Golf Retiree Index where it factored in the number of golf courses per capita, the average cost of green fees for an 18-hole round, the average percentage of sunlight, home values, and the average price of a 16-ounce Bud Light draft. When everything was factored into this survey, Indiana ranked eighth in the country as a retirement destination for golfers. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for dry, sunny skies throughout the 2023 golf season. Mike May MIKE MAY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SUBSCRIBE Back 9 Media Group Also Publishes: Ohio Golf Journal Michigan Golf Journal Back 9 Report Indiana Golf Journal
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