02-01-2023, 10:15 AM
COVID was a massive boon for golf. Where else could you get 4 hours of outdoor recreation and socially distanced human interaction? Golf is one of the few sports where you can play competitively well into your 70's. Personally, I probably I would have gone crazy or descended into alcoholism if I didn't have the opportunity leave my apartment and interact with other humans during the lockdowns. I know a bunch of seniors who may not have survived the pandemic without the exercise, fresh air and human interaction that is possible with golf.
Plus, there is a younger cohort of Gen-Z YouTube golfer content creators. On any given week, YouTube golf influencers get more views/impressions/comments/engagement than televised professional golf. "Good Good" has more than a million subs and gets hundreds of thousands of views per video.
I play twilights at Rockway or Doon pretty much once a week, and I see diverse groups of people including teens, women, people of colour, etc. Rockway isn't Deer Ridge or Westmount. You really don't have to be a wealthy old white person to enjoy golf. Not any more.
Anyway, let's hope this Mill St. development gets built. I would love to live near Rockway.
Plus, there is a younger cohort of Gen-Z YouTube golfer content creators. On any given week, YouTube golf influencers get more views/impressions/comments/engagement than televised professional golf. "Good Good" has more than a million subs and gets hundreds of thousands of views per video.
I play twilights at Rockway or Doon pretty much once a week, and I see diverse groups of people including teens, women, people of colour, etc. Rockway isn't Deer Ridge or Westmount. You really don't have to be a wealthy old white person to enjoy golf. Not any more.
Anyway, let's hope this Mill St. development gets built. I would love to live near Rockway.