STATISTICS - GOSTA
The GOSTA report presents an overview of the financial operation of the average Dutch 9 and 18 holes golf courses. As with the HOSTA (annual statistics on hotels) the report is based on a comprehensive questionnaire. The GOSTA 2007 report was presented on 15 March 2007 during the NVG Congress. Below you will find a description of the GOSTA 2007 report, which can be ordered through the order form.
With both the NVG and the NGF participating in this research, it has been possible to approach practically every golf course in The Netherlands. In total, 196 club- and commercially led courses have been approached for participation. Horwath HTL has received 44 responses that were adequate for full or partial use. Of these questionnaires, 39% were sent in by 9-holes courses, and 47% were received from 18-holes courses. The remainder was sent in by courses with 27 or more holes.
The requested information in the questionnaire is related to the financial year 2005.
With this being the fifth edition of the report, it has become possible to do tentative trend analyses. The continued research also has resulted in a greater confidence in the presented figures.
As with the last edition, the larger number of participants has made it possible to provide a segmentation of statistics to both an average 9-holes course and an average 18-holes course. Additionally, statistics on the average 27-holes course have been included, but due to the small number of fully usable questionnaires for this segment, only on a limited number of occasions.
The contents of the fifth GOSTA-report run parallel to the previous editions. In addition to the facts and figures of the operation, a number of qualitative issues have been worked out.
The average course occupancy of commercial 18-holes courses was 60% in 2005. The occupancy on commercial 9-holes courses was 59%. Commercial courses showed a considerable larger number of rounds in 2005 than club courses. Since the numbers of rounds by members are in fact higher on commercial courses, it can be concluded that the higher occupancy on commercial courses is mainly due to more efficient use. Because of this, more guests and events were possible, without having a negative effect on the use by members.
The total revenues of the average commercial course are clearly higher than those of a club course. Aside from higher fee revenues, this is caused by higher revenues from practice facilities, sponsoring and advertisements. Because a commercial course is often more efficiently operated, the direct costs are relatively lower. The Net Profit is 11% for commercial 18-holes courses, and 9% for club courses.
Our special thanks go to all participants of the study that were prepared to provide the information that was required as a basis for this study, as well as the boards and management of the NVG and the NGF for their support and co-operation.
The GOSTA 2007 report can be ordered using the order form.
The GOSTA report presents an overview of the financial operation of the average Dutch 9 and 18 holes golf courses. As with the HOSTA (annual statistics on hotels) the report is based on a comprehensive questionnaire. The GOSTA 2007 report was presented on 15 March 2007 during the NVG Congress. Below you will find a description of the GOSTA 2007 report, which can be ordered through the order form.With both the NVG and the NGF participating in this research, it has been possible to approach practically every golf course in The Netherlands. In total, 196 club- and commercially led courses have been approached for participation. Horwath HTL has received 44 responses that were adequate for full or partial use. Of these questionnaires, 39% were sent in by 9-holes courses, and 47% were received from 18-holes courses. The remainder was sent in by courses with 27 or more holes.
The requested information in the questionnaire is related to the financial year 2005.With this being the fifth edition of the report, it has become possible to do tentative trend analyses. The continued research also has resulted in a greater confidence in the presented figures.
As with the last edition, the larger number of participants has made it possible to provide a segmentation of statistics to both an average 9-holes course and an average 18-holes course. Additionally, statistics on the average 27-holes course have been included, but due to the small number of fully usable questionnaires for this segment, only on a limited number of occasions.
The contents of the fifth GOSTA-report run parallel to the previous editions. In addition to the facts and figures of the operation, a number of qualitative issues have been worked out.The average course occupancy of commercial 18-holes courses was 60% in 2005. The occupancy on commercial 9-holes courses was 59%. Commercial courses showed a considerable larger number of rounds in 2005 than club courses. Since the numbers of rounds by members are in fact higher on commercial courses, it can be concluded that the higher occupancy on commercial courses is mainly due to more efficient use. Because of this, more guests and events were possible, without having a negative effect on the use by members.
The total revenues of the average commercial course are clearly higher than those of a club course. Aside from higher fee revenues, this is caused by higher revenues from practice facilities, sponsoring and advertisements. Because a commercial course is often more efficiently operated, the direct costs are relatively lower. The Net Profit is 11% for commercial 18-holes courses, and 9% for club courses.
Our special thanks go to all participants of the study that were prepared to provide the information that was required as a basis for this study, as well as the boards and management of the NVG and the NGF for their support and co-operation.
The GOSTA 2007 report can be ordered using the order form.