Michigan Golf Journal May 2020

17 May 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com When will you allow yourself to be part of a (general) crowd of people? 4% Now 33.2% Once gov’t relaxes social dist. rules 36.4% Sometime after rules are relaxed 26.3% Only after pandemic is over Do you care about the golf industry? 87.5% YES 11.7% Yes, but not during C-19 0.7% NO The following survey took place from April 9-17 (a time frame in which MI courses were ordered closed, well, sort of) when Michigan was in the early stages of Michigan Governor Whitmer’s second and more aggressive stay at home executive order. The focus of the questions was about playing in Tournaments and Charity Outings : Do you belong to a private, member-only club? 23.5% YES 76.1% NO How many Outings (not tournaments) did you play in last year? 8.6% One 29.2% Two-to-three 15.5% Four-to-five 38% More than five (Editor’s note to our Governor: continued proof that golfers are some of the most charitable and caring people around.) Will you play in an Outing or a Tournament this year? 29% Only an Outing 54.5% Both 4.1% Only a Tournament 10.3% Neither Has COVID-19 changed your mind about Outings? 12.4% Will not play Outing due to C-19 7.5% Will not play Outing for other reasons 78% Will play in an Outing this year Shotgun events could make social distancing more difficult. How will this affect you? 70% I’m perfectly fine with a shotgun event 16.7% I will be less likely to play in a shotgun 12.1% I will not play a shotgun event How long will the pandemic impact your decisions to play or not play in Tournaments and Outings? 25.2% One-to-three months 25.1% Won’t affect at all 28% Three months to a year 9% One-to-two years Have you or a member of your immediate family tested positive for COVID-19? 96.7% NO 3.3% Me and/or a family member When will you allow yourself to share a golf cart with someone you do NOT know? 7.4% Now 23.5% This Summer 21.7% This Fall 34% Next year 8.6% After next year Share a cart with someone you DO know? 30.5% Now 35% This Summer 17.1% This Fall 12.2% Next year 2.9% After next year MGJ