4 Surprising Golf Statistics All Facility Owners Should Know in 2024
Written by Avery Robertson There’s no denying that the golf industry is experiencing unprecedented growth across various fronts—from on-course play to off-course entertainment, broadcast viewership, and the influence of content creators and influencers. This surge in exposure to the game and golfing world also presents both opportunities and challenges for golf courses and their owners…
Four Golf Industry Trends You Need to Know
Written by Rachael Sheinfeld The golf industry is constantly growing and evolving, with today’s avid golfers ensuring its longevity and place within competitive and recreational sports. The game that we all love has never been more popular. Since the playing boom in 2020, golf has been steadily growing in popularity with total golf participation eclipsing…
NBC Sports Next and Golf Community Raise More than $3 Million for Youth on Course
NBC Sports Next is a proud partner of Youth on Course, an organization dedicated to helping young athletes experience the joy, challenges, and unique learning opportunities that come from golf. With the generosity of GolfNow bookers and GolfPass Members, we’ve helped to raise more than $3 million through our Round Up campaigns, which have totaled more…
The New Era of Golf: New study from NBC Sports Next reveals big insights into golfer attitudes and behaviors
NBC Sports Next surveyed more than 4,000 golfers from across the U.S. to find out what’s driving golf’s popularity and participation to all-time highs. Results from its first-ever golf consumer insights study reveal golfer attitudes and behaviors over the past year, as well as motivations influencing their participation in the sport now and into the…
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NBC Sports Next’s BRS Golf Acquires Albatros Datenservice and Digital Golf Solutions
We’re excited to announce that BRS Golf, the world leader in tee-time management software, has acquired Europe’s foremost golf technology providers, Albatros Datenservice and Digital Golf Solutions. This acquisition will see the creation of an expanded Product & Technology team for NBC Sports Next’s international golf businesses, innovating for customers across the UK, Ireland, mainland…
NBC Sports Next is growing the game of golf with Youth on Course
NBC Sports Next is proud to partner with Youth on Course, helping young athletes experience the joy, challenges, and learning opportunities that come from golf. Working with Youth on Course towards the goal of providing affordable access to golf for kids, GolfNow golfers have funded over 150,000 rounds for YOC members–helping young golfers across the…
NBC Sports Next Salutes Folds of Honor, Launches Golfer-Generated Fundraising Campaign Through Memorial Day
NBC Sports Next, the technology and innovation division of NBC Sports, today launches a new “round-up” campaign through its GolfNow brand to raise funds for the Folds of Honor military charity. The GolfNow “round-up” campaign will be conducted through Memorial Day and encourages anyone booking a tee time through its website and app to contribute…
TeeOff and Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association Partner to Promote Accessible Golf Programs for Youth
ORLANDO, Fla. – NBC Sports Next’s round-up technology, which raised more than $1 million for charity in 2021, will help generate funds through its TeeOff tee-time booking platform throughout February for the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association (OMYGA). The OMYGA, which has served the Orlando, Fla., community since 1991 was founded by Dr. T.J. Dorsey,…
NBC Sports Next Raises $100,000 for NFL’s Salute to Service Program Supporting U.S. Military, Veterans and Their Families
ORLANDO, Fla. – A $100,000 contribution to the non-profit organizations benefiting from the National Football League’s Salute to Service initiative was announced today by NBC Sports Next, the sports technology and innovation division of NBC Sports. The contribution was made possible through NBC Sports Next’s novel round-up technology, which was offered to golfers who booked…