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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
Sport
Alison Root

We Asked For New Golfers… Now They’re Here, Why Are We Showing Them The Exit?

Female golfers on the tee.

For as long as I can remember, the golf industry’s rallying cry has been ‘grow the game.’ We looked at ageing female memberships and panicked. We needed youth and women who didn't look at a golf course as an exhibit of outdated social expectations but as a place to actually have fun.

Well, the future has finally walked through the pro shop doors. They’re wearing fashion-forward golf gear, they’re documenting their rounds on social media, and they’re bringing a vibrance that the game has desperately lacked. So why are we suddenly trying to show them the exit?

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