National Golf Day serves as the pinnacle advocacy event of the year for the American Golf Industry Coalition. As a coalition of golf industry leaders, National Golf Day will celebrate its 15th year in 2023.
National Golf Day will take place May 8th-10th in 2023 and will return to Washington D.C. for the first time since 2019. Planning is underway to bring back all aspects of the in-person event.
To kick-off the event, the Community Service Project (CSP) will return on Tuesday, May 9th. In partnership with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and National Park Service, the CSP will allow attendees the opportunity to participate in various beautification projects around on the National Mall.
National Golf Day 2023 will also see the return of a Keynote Briefing Session and Congressional Reception on May 9th. And finally, all attendees will have the option to participate in more than 250 legislative meetings on Wednesday, May 10th.
If you’d like to participate in this year’s event, please follow the registration prompts located below. Registration will close April 17th.
Please Note: The host hotel for this event is the Doubletree Crystal City. Registrants will be sent the hotel booking link, via email, once they have completed their registration. It is preferred that advocates schedule departing flights on Wednesday, May 10th no later than 6 p.m. ET.
A detailed schedule of events can be found below or by clicking HERE.
In addition to its advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill, the industry will release an Economic Impact Report during the event to provide an understanding of the meaningful ways in which the sport of golf is contributing to the nation’s economy and communities across the United States.
Previous economic impact reports have indicated that golf as an industry directly drives $84.1 billion in economic activity across the U.S. annually and supports nearly 2 million American jobs and $58.7 billion in compensation.
Golf as an industry has continued to grow in recent years in the United States, led by participation growth among diverse segments of the population (source – National Golf Foundation):
- Golf accounts for a new record of 41.1 million participants across the U.S., which includes both on-course and ever-growing off-course components.
- On-course golf 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 on-course golfers, a record high-mark.
- The dramatic increase in off-course engagement with golf has for the first time eclipsed those who play golf on the course. A 13 percent year-over-year jump in total off-course engagement has increased the total participation to 27.9 million.
- 12.4 million people participate in both on-course and off-course golf activities annually.
- Even more exciting is golf’s growth amongst juniors. Almost one million new golfers aged 6-17 have started playing in the past year, and is at its highest level since 2006, with 3.4 million in total.
- Nationwide, 13 percent of the on-course golfer population, and more than 25 percent of off-course golf participants are under the age of 18.
Representing a partnership among golf’s leading organizations, the American Golf Industry Coalition is committed to addressing the collective interests of the industry. The coalition also works to amplify tangible examples of key initiatives at both the grassroots and industry workforce levels and advocate in favor of issues that impact the industry at the state and federal levels.
