GOLF FACILTIY OPERATIONS
$ 146.0M
Golf Facility Revenue *
In Maine and elsewhere , the golf facility is at the core of the overall golf economy . The golf facility economy includes all revenues generated from green fees , cart fees , membership fees and initiation fees , as well as ancillary golf course purchases such as merchandise , food and beverage , banquets and other revenue . The revenue collected from all of these sources is assumed to be the basis for all expenditures required to operate the facility .
Direct NGF research into the actual performance at Maine golf facilities in 2024 shows average revenue in 2023 by type of facility as follows :
Average Golf Facility Revenue by Facility Type - State of Maine ( 2023
Facility Type No . of Facilities
2023 Total Average Revenue *
9-Hole Courses 68 $ 314,500
18-Hole Public ( Value / Std .) 23 $ 1,489,000
18-Hole Public ( Premium ) 27 $ 1,988,500
Public 27 + Holes 2 $ 1,747,500
18-Hole Private 8 $ 3,856,000
* Source : NGF survey of facilities - 2023 data ( n = 73 ) ( figures rounded )
In Maine and elsewhere , the golf facility is at the core of the overall golf economy .
The golf facility economy includes all revenues generated from green fees , cart fees , membership fees and initiation fees , as well as ancillary golf course purchases such as merchandise , food and beverage , banquets and other revenue . The revenue collected from all of these sources is assumed to be the basis for all expenditures required to operate the facility , and golf facility , and golf facility operators are subject to the same inflationary pressures as any other small business , especially as it relates to the cost of labor .
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