Editor’s Note: The below is an expanded version of an essay published in the current issue of National Review.
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE G olf is booming. Courses are jammed (weather permitting). Ranges are buzzing. Instructors are overbooked. Equipment is flying off the shelves. Golf, you can play outdoors, and at a “social distance.”
In October 2020, 11 million more rounds were played than were played in October 2019. July 2020 was a record for equipment sales — $388.6 million. (These are U.S. stats I am citing.) And get this: May 24 saw the most viewed golf event in history.
What was it, the Masters? No, that was …
