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April weather impact: Yeah baby!
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for the YtD period was a stunningly favorable at 41:1 with 41 regions having favorable weather against 1 region (HI) with unfavorable weather (the remaining 3 were in the neutral zone of +/- 2%). As outlined and quantified in Pellucid’s monthly report available to Publications Members (go to www.pellucidpril continued an unparalleled string of favorable golf corp.com for information or to subscribe), weekday weather was weather which invokes the channeling of Austin Powers slightly more favorable than weekends and Pellucid is projectheadlined above. April marked the 4th successive month ing that YtD weather favorability gains will hold or slightly inin 2012 of widespread, incredibly temperate weather as Golf crease throughout the balance of Playable Hours (GPH) registered +27% vs. last April at the na- the year. April marked the tional level! That brings the national Year-to-Date (YtD) GPH Looking back on March rounds 4th successive results to +38% vs. the same period year ago. The regional breadth demand, as reported by Golf Datatech/NGF to calculate the month in 2012 facility Utilization Rate, it comes of widespread, out mathematically as another YtD significant deficit in Utilization, incredibly temYtD Capacity Rds, % Chng vs. YA +38% but given that many northern geYtD Up/Down Breadth Ratio 41:1 ographies had exponential gains in perate weather. Capacity Rounds (CR), we know # of Regions Up 41 it’s unlikely that a doubling of the # of Regions Down 1 CR is going to produce a doubling YtD % Utilization Rate (Mar ’12) 43.0% of rounds. The YtD Utilization registered at 43% (comprised of a YtD % Utilization Rate Pt. Chng vs. YA (Mar ’12) –9 pts 22% increase in Played Rounds against a 47% increase in Capacity Rounds), which is 9 points lower than the 2011 year-end val-
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