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New York Times: 'The Pandemic Drove People to Tennis and Golf. Will They Keep Playing?'

MATTHEW FUTTERMAN AND BILL PENNINGTON reported on the boon for tennis and golf during the pandemic in last week's New York Times.

Here's an excerpt that touches on the "different mood about golf":

The growth in participation in golf and tennis is largely being driven by more financially secure people who, in some cases, have the luxury of working from home and the extra time that provides, as well as access to golf courses and tennis courts. But many were younger. There were 3.1 million junior golfers last year, the most ever, with an average age of 12.