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Youth on Course Celebrates Another Year of Record Growth

Written by Kayla Bell | Jan 31, 2024 8:34:30 PM

In 2023 the Youth on Course community of 190,000 members played more than 700,000 rounds of golf at over 2,000 courses across the United States, Canada and Australia. The 32% increase in membership and 48% increase in rounds played year-over-year demonstrates the tangible impact that Youth on Course continues to make in expanding the reach of the game of golf and positively influencing the lives of young people. 

Join us in celebrating members who logged the highest number of rounds, the courses where the most rounds were played, and honoring other notable milestones achieved by Youth on Course throughout the year.

MEMBERS

2023 Members with Most Rounds Played 
11 Youth on Course members utilized their membership to play 40 or more rounds for $5 or less, saving their families on average $35 per round this year.

Micah T. | California | 147 rounds
Katelyn Z. | California | 100 rounds
Reece C.| Georgia | 89 rounds
Amanda W. | California | 83 rounds
Arianna A. | Kansas | 75 rounds
Carter B. | Wisconsin | 75 rounds
Evan H. | Wisconsin | 68 rounds
Rohan S. | California | 51 rounds
Ezra B. | California | 49 rounds
Rose H. | Virginia | 44 rounds
Millie H. | Washington | 40 rounds

2023 Member Highlights:

COURSES
Youth on Course added nearly 200 new courses providing members with access to play for $5 or less.

2023 Courses with Most Rounds Played
Eagle Run Golf Course | Omaha, NE | 5,632 Rounds
Mariners Point Golf Center | Foster City, CA | 5,200 Rounds
Cleary Lake Park Golf Course | Prior Lake, MN | 4,772 Rounds
Bay View Golf Club | Milpitas, CA | 4,608 Rounds
Starfire Golf Club | Scottsdale, AZ | 4,533 Rounds
Santa Teresa - Short Course | San Jose, CA | 4,162 rounds
McInnis Park Golf Course | San Rafael, CA | 4,138 rounds
Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course | Irvine, CA | 4,067 rounds
Norwood Country Club | Norwood, MA | 3,763 rounds
Meadowbrook Golf Club | Reading, MA | 3,692 rounds


PARTNERS
None of the growth Youth on Course has experienced this year would be possible without our valuable partners who are aligned with our mission to expand access to the game of golf for young people.

2023 Partnership Highlights: 

  • Youth on Course expanded membership and courses to Australia by partnering with Golf Australia resulting in 980 members who played 442 rounds at 40 courses. 
  • Youth on Course partnered with US Bank to launch a birdie challenge with Collin  Morikawa. As a result 1,585 memberships were donated by US Bank. 
  • The Youth on Course 100 Hole Hike with  #TeamTaylorMade raised over $120,000
  • NBC’s GolfPass+ Subscription Roundup campaign donated $836K to Youth on Course providing access for members to play 119,428 rounds.