GHIN By the Numbers: 2020 Score Posting Season

December 13, 2020

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. - Another season has passed in upstate New York, and 2020 was a year unlike any other due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately for the state golf community, many golf courses re-opened after a short lockdown with new social distancing policies and limited operations, and golfers surged to their local courses in record numbers.

The posting season at NYSGA clubs began on April 15 and ended October 31. It was the first golf season under the new World Handicap System, along with a new-and-improved GHIN Mobile App that upgraded the mobile posting experience with the introduction of stat tracking and a new look.

Here are some of the top numbers from the 2020 New York State Golf Association active score posting season:

GHIN Members: 34,000+
GHIN Member Clubs: 240
* The below statistics do not include joint-members with, or member clubs in the Metropolitan Golf Association and/or Rochester District Golf Association regions.

Total rounds posted by NYSGA members:
1,151,525 rounds

- Increase of 52% over 2019

Total rounds posted at NYSGA facilities:
819,587 rounds

- Increase of 51% over 2019

Rounds Posted (By Month):
April - 14,320
May - 105,018
June - 169,802
July - 180,950
August - 165,308
September - 121,045
October - 63,144
 
NYSGA facilities with most rounds posted:
1. Brookfield Country Club - 12,879
2. Park Country Club - 12,396
3. Edison Club - 12,272
4. Orchard Park Country Club - 12,119
5. Tan Tara Golf Club - 12,113
6. Glens Falls Country Club - 11,757
7. Shaker Ridge Country Club - 11,283
8. Beaver Meadows Golf Club - 11,215
9. Gowanda Country Club - 11,053
10. Tuscarora Golf Club - 10,602
 
NYSGA club memberships with most rounds posted:
1. NYSGA eClub - Capital District - 26,960
2. NYSGA eClub -  Western NY - 23,766
3. Edison Club - 23,320
4. Brookfield Country Club - 22,283
5. Transit Valley Country Club - 22,023
6. Shaker Ridge Country Club - 21,263
7. Park Country Club - 20,335
8. Orchard Park Country Club - 19,666
9. Cavalry Club - 19,625
10. Tan Tara Golf Club - 19,028
 
Members with most rounds posted: 
 
Men 
1. Michael F., Pinehaven CC - 311
2. Randy J., Elkdale GC - 254
3. Mark R., Drumlins CC - 233
4. Nicholas D., Oswego CC - 205
5. Jim S., Yahnundasis GC - 194
5. Jim M., Mohawk Valley GC - 194
 
Women
1. Barbara B., Shaker Ridge CC - 175
2. Cara C., Tuscarora GC - 174
3. Diane F., Willowbrook GC - 170
4. Joanne B., Beaver Meadows GC - 167
5. Sharon S., Diamond Hawk Players Assoc. - 166
 
Junior Boys
1. David L., East Aurora CC - 142
2. David Q., Van Patten GC - 134
3. Casey L., Crag Burn GC - 130
4. Kean T., Olde Kinderhook GC - 125
5. Dante B., En-Joie GC - 122
 
Junior Girls
1. Lily Z., Park CC - 71
2. Dannah S., Orchard Creek GC - 57
3. Elly M., Oswego CC - 56
4. Chika S., NYSGA Youth on Course - 53
5. Juli S., Shorewood CC - 52