Golf increases in popularity nationwide, locally too

Spring has finally sprung and with it golf season has arrived in northwestern Pennsylvania.Area golfers will prepare their clubs in the coming days, or already have, for another season on the links.Are more people dusting off their equipment this year than in year’s prior? At least nationally, yes. Locally, it’s harder to say.AdvertisementAccording to the National Golf Foundation, the game is getting more popular year-after-year. Total golf participation in the United States climbed to 47.2 million last year, a 5 percent gain versus 2023 and a 38 percent gain since 2019.Is that trend reflected locally? There isn’t any hard data