JUPITER, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2006) -- Same-store rounds played in the U.S. were down 8.1% in the month of December 2005 vs. December 2004. As a result, rounds finished the year at -0.1%, or flat as compared to 2004. Private clubs were down 1% for the year while public courses broke into positive territory. December data was reported by 1,573 golf facility operators across the country. (Same-store rounds means, for example, that only facilities reporting rounds for both December 2005 and December 2004 are included in results.)

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