Michigan Golf Journal October 2020

Michigan Golf Journal COVID Fall Survey Golfer Survey on COVID-19 Good News for Fall Golf Stu Healey, owner of Handicomp, has conducted several golfer surveys during the year of Covid, to erase speculation about golf and get feedback directly from golfers. Nearly 7,000 golfers answered his fall golf survey that was conducted in late August. The most recent survey focused on whether or not golfers would keep the golfing momentum going this season and extend their playing time into the fall. Handicomp is a 52-year- old Michigan based software company started by Healey’s father that develops web and mobile applications with an emphasis on golf activities such as league management, tournament management and golf handicapping. Note: People were asked – in both April and in August – if they believe the benefits of golf outweigh the risk of spreading Covid-19, assuming CDC guidelines are followed. Not surprisingly, because golf has proven to be very safe, the number of positive responses increased 25 percent since the spring. Here are some newer questions and responses : Did you play more, less, or the same amount of Golf in the summer (2020) than in 2019? 28.8% More golf 28.5% Less golf 42.6% About the same Are you planning to play more golf this fall (2020) than last fall? 61.1% YES 34% NO