Numlock News: March 16, 2022 • Orcas, Golfers, Mercury
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By Walt Hickey Take A Mulligan Women made up 25 percent of golfers in 2021, which is up from 19 percent 10 years ago, a jump that is particularly noticeable among junior golfers, where the percentage has jumped from 15 percent in 2000 to 35 percent today. The sport grew in popularity during the pandemic, so much so that even the historic old boys club structure of the golf economy — no seriously, that’s not a figure of speech; Augusta National literally was an old club exclusively for boys until like 2012, and the top-ranked course in the U.S. started allowing women members in May of last year — can’t stand up to the changing tide.
Numlock News: March 16, 2022 • Orcas, Golfers, Mercury
Numlock News: March 16, 2022 • Orcas…
Numlock News: March 16, 2022 • Orcas, Golfers, Mercury
By Walt Hickey Take A Mulligan Women made up 25 percent of golfers in 2021, which is up from 19 percent 10 years ago, a jump that is particularly noticeable among junior golfers, where the percentage has jumped from 15 percent in 2000 to 35 percent today. The sport grew in popularity during the pandemic, so much so that even the historic old boys club structure of the golf economy — no seriously, that’s not a figure of speech; Augusta National literally was an old club exclusively for boys until like 2012, and the top-ranked course in the U.S. started allowing women members in May of last year — can’t stand up to the changing tide.