Last Year, 50.56 Million Visitors Entered 505 Domestic Golf Courses "8.2% Increase Compared to 2020"

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[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ‘50.56 million’.

This is the number of visitors to domestic golf courses in 2021. On the 28th, the Korea Golf Course Management Association reported, "After surveying 505 golf courses with 6 or more holes nationwide, 15.7 million golfers visited 157 membership courses, and 33.57 million visited 348 public courses." This is an increase of 3.82 million (8.2%) compared to about 46.73 million in 2020. The average number of visitors per hole, a management indicator, was 5,092 (4,776 in 2020), an increase of 316 (6.6%) from the previous year.

The average number of visitors per hole was 4,756 for membership courses and 5,281 for public courses. Converted to 18 holes, the average was 85,608 for membership courses and 95,058 for public courses. Gyeongbuk recorded the highest figure with 6,131 visitors per hole (converted to 18 holes: 110,358). This was followed by Gyeongnam with 5,835, Chungbuk 5,392, Jeonnam 5,356, Chungnam 5,294, and Gyeonggi 5,023. The lowest number was in Jeju, with an average of 3,786 visitors per hole (converted to 18 holes: 68,148).

Looking at the usage status over the past three years, regions such as Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Chungbuk, and Jeonnam showed high numbers. The metropolitan area experienced variables such as the continuation of social distancing level 4 due to the spread of COVID-19. While the number of visitors was somewhat stagnant due to restrictions on the number of people and operating hours, customers at non-metropolitan golf courses increased. The statistics on golf courses and visitors compiled by the association did not include fitness centers operated by the Ministry of National Defense or golf courses operated within U.S. military bases.

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