Did you know? The average golf superintendent private community salary in 2025 was $121,000. That equals $4 per round at a facility with one 18-hole course doing 30,000 rounds per year.

Operational Expenses

Differentiating between one-time capital events and ongoing operational expenses to prospects helps demystify membership expenses, the implications of refundable versus non-refundable deposits, and the real factors driving overall pricing.

Record Numbers

Interest in golf among non-golfers is close to record levels, even as the number of on-course participants has jumped by 20% over the past six years.

Female Participation

According to the National Golf Foundation, over the past six years (from 2020 to 2025), there has been a 45 percent rise in the number of on-course, female golfers. During that same six-year span, there’s been a corresponding 12 percent rise among the male golfer population.

Economics of Golf

A Club Benchmarking Impact Report documents 3,887 U.S. clubs above $1 million in annual revenue generates $32.6 billion in direct revenue and employs 573,000 people.