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golf is growing 10 to 12 percent annually since the mid 90s.
Below are some statistics about the New England and
the national disc golf scenes. View
raw stats. |
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Statistics |
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People who have played disc golf: 7 to 10 million |
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People who regularly play: 500,000 |
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Players that have joined the PDGA: 24,500 |
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Players
that have joined NEFA:
687 |
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Number
of Disc Golf Courses Worldwide |
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1975 |
1 |
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1980 |
60 |
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1985 |
250 |
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1990 |
350 |
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1995 |
560 |
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1998 |
850 |
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2000 |
1145 |
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2001 |
1255 |
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2002 |
1374 |
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2003 |
1512 |
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Number
of Members |
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Year |
NEFA |
PDGA |
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1996 |
146 |
3904 |
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1998 |
153 |
5017 |
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1999 |
174 |
6230 |
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2000 |
181 |
7032 |
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2001 |
182 |
7638 |
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2002
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179
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8304
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2003
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220
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2004 |
276 |
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Year |
Events |
Entrants |
Purse |
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1996 |
236 |
18,900 |
$368,000 |
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1997 |
267 |
22,500 |
$458,100 |
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1998 |
275 |
24,300 |
$556,100 |
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1999 |
334 |
28,300 |
$693,300 |
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2000 |
362 |
29,200 |
$808,900 |
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2001 |
391 |
31,600 |
$948,200 |
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2002 |
431 |
34,800 |
$1,084,500 |
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2003 |
500 |
39,400 |
$1,160,000 |
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Year
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Events
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Entrants
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1998 |
12 |
481 |
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1999 |
12 |
542 |
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2000 |
14 |
826 |
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2001 |
18 |
990 |
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2002 |
17 |
1093 |
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2003 |
18 |
1219 |
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2004 |
26 |
1700+ |
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