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 Golf Breaks Its 14-Year Participation Drought

Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates after making his putt on the 18th green to win the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia.Photographer: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

There’s hope yet for one of the world’s oldest pastimes.

The number of people in the U.S. who played at least one round of golf increased slightly in 2018 from the year earlier, the first year-over-year increase in 14 years, according to a new report from the National Golf Foundation. Off-course participation, like that of the popular Topgolf format, also saw a boost.