Colin Hegarty

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Colin Hegarty

• President, Golf Research Group

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www.golf-research.com
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Golf Courses
Courses
NORTH AMERICA
18,570
EUROPE
6,263
ASIA
3,985
OCEANIA
1,929
AFRICA
670
SOUTH AMERICA
484
CARIBBEAN
116
CENTRAL AMERICA
33
MIDDLE EAST
26
Total
32,076
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Golf Courses
Courses in Past 5 Years
Courses
NORTH AMERICA
18,570
586
EUROPE
6,263
547
ASIA
3,985
306
OCEANIA
1,929
44
AFRICA
670
32
SOUTH AMERICA
484
39
CARIBBEAN
116
8
CENTRAL AMERICA
33
2
MIDDLE EAST
26
7
Total
32,076
1,571
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Golf Courses
Courses in Past 5 Years
Under Construction
Courses
NORTH AMERICA
18,570
586
332
EUROPE
6,263
547
211
ASIA
3,985
306
100
OCEANIA
1,929
44
18
AFRICA
670
32
30
SOUTH AMERICA
484
39
16
CARIBBEAN
116
8
4
CENTRAL AMERICA
33
2
1
MIDDLE EAST
26
7
1
Total
32,076
1,571
713
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Golf Courses
Courses in Past 5 Years
Under Construction
Planned
Courses
NORTH AMERICA
318
18,570
586
332
EUROPE
266
6,263
547
211
ASIA
77
3,985
306
100
OCEANIA
12
1,929
44
18
AFRICA
34
670
32
30
SOUTH AMERICA
17
484
39
16
CARIBBEAN
4
116
8
4
CENTRAL AMERICA
1
33
2
1
MIDDLE EAST
8
26
7
1
Total
737
32,076
1,571
713
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Golf Courses
Courses in Past 5 Years
Under Construction
Planned
Change
Courses
NORTH AMERICA
318
18,570
586
332
3
EUROPE
266
6,263
547
211
10
ASIA
77
3,985
306
100
8
OCEANIA
12
1,929
44
18
2
AFRICA
34
670
32
30
5
SOUTH AMERICA
17
484
39
16
9
CARIBBEAN
4
116
8
4
7
CENTRAL AMERICA
1
33
2
1
6
MIDDLE EAST
8
26
7
1
37
Total
737
32,076
1,571
713
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The Golf Population
Golfers
Change 99-04
NORTH AMERICA
32,300,000
2
EUROPE
7,663,560
22
ASIA
16,174,000
13
OCEANIA
1,789,400
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AFRICA
800,850
172
SOUTH AMERICA
148,450
80
CARIBBEAN
44,600
53
CENTRAL AMERICA
12,750
17
MIDDLE EAST
11,500
72
Total
58,945,110
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Importance of International

Courses
42
New Courses
63
Under Construction
53
In Planning
57
Golfers
45
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Top 20 Golf Equip. Exporters 2004 (m)
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Number of Courses 1900-2004
12
Number of Courses (Last 14 Years)
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France
14
Germany
15
Sweden
16
China
17
Malaysia
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Development Model
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