More adults playing golf regularly in England
over past two years, according to research

PRESS RELEASE ISSUE BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
The number of adults in England who regularly play golf has risen significantly over the past two years, according to new research.
The results of Sport England’s Active People Survey 2 shows that 948,000 people aged 16 and over play golf at least once a week. That’s an increase of 59,000 since the first Active People Survey was commissioned two years ago.
It means that golf is the fourth-fastest growing sport in England behind athletics, cycling and football.
Golf is one of 14 sports, among the 46 eligible for four-year funding from Sport England, which have shown a significant increase in participation. The result of the survey is good news for the English Women’s Golf Association and its fellow members of the England Golf Partnership who actively work to encourage more people of all ages and backgrounds to take up golf.
Overall, the Active People Survey 2 shows that the number of adults in England who play sport at least three times a week has risen by more than half a million over the past two years.
More than 6.8 million people aged 16 and over are now taking part in sport at least three times a week, for a minimum of 30 minutes, at moderate intensity. They are among 11.73 million people who choose to take part in physical activity.
Sport England’s targets – announced earlier this year – include getting one million people playing more sport by 2012.
For full details of the Active People 2 Survey visit www.sportengland.org

Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer
English Women's Golf Association