The next Golf World Fight has a conference … and the sun

Scientists estimate that in about five billion years, the sun will destroy its supply of hydrogen, swell to the state of “Red Giant” and begin its death – starting with the earth and the inner planets as we know it in our solar system.

This is bad news for those of us around the world, including our more than 30,000 golf courses.

This page it’s amazingly good The news is, as far as golf risks go, it’s not that urgent! Before we get to the bottom of that first question – what to do in the sun In five billion years? – We should have plenty of time to find out – just one Questions exist, such as overseas investment from sovereign wealth funds, the threat posed by the slow march of profit margins and the struggle to maintain an aging, slow-moving world.

But as it turns out, the sun still has a bit of a problem like the golf problem in 2025. The problem is big enough to inspire the Jay Karen Association of Americans (NGCOA), to speak before the US Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday morning. And as Karen explained the conference, it’s an opportunity for American Golfers around the clock.

As much as I would like to continue making corny stars for the rest of this story, the real things here are well suited to the daily life of American Golfers: the last time in America, the “back springs” year. Dst plays an important role in the life of the golf business – possibly a Multi-billion-dollar A role, if you believe the latest assessment of NGCOA.

This is how Karen and NGCOA got themselves in front of Congress, and why they are now on the front lines of the battle to make daylight savings time full time.

“Our data shows it’s going to be at least five percent of the total golf industry, and that’s small,” Karen told the House Committee. “I can measure that [changing to permanent Daylight Saving Time alone would add] 2-5 percent of the golf economy overnight. “

The story of the last movement of daylight saving time – and the spirit of the Golf Childf is gone – begins, like many other American legends, on the battlefield in Europe.

The US’s first experiment with daylight saving time began in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, a pre-war World War I law intended to encourage energy conservation during the war. The law was controversial from the beginning. Farmers take to the streets to tear the loss of the light of the morning light and the surprising irritation of being out of sync with the people who buy their products. The law was repealed soon after, then re-enacted in the 1940s to aid the American effort in World War II.

In 1966, the national disagreement reached a strong compromise under the “Same Time We Act.” The law introduced America’s current half-standard, half-standard of the time – but the solution was a half-measure, and like most half-measures, it was unpopular with both sides of the debate.

Clock Colversy launched some in the 60s, but it never took off. In 1974, the US government was forced into an indefinite period of conservation to conserve energy during the oil shortage. (Voters abhor black mornings, and the scheduled, repeated program was reinstated.) In the ’80s and ’90s he provided, “fighting DST unity” the last day that could check consumer spending. And in the early 2000s, the government extended DST by an additional four weeks, giving daylight saving time for most of the calendar year.

But none of these movements moved the needle quite as suddenly as it did in the US Senate three years ago, in March 2022, when legislators began debating the Sunliyo Protection Act bill. The SPA, as it was called, was a simple document by Ronmessional standards: it was just one page and a few hundred words long. The goal was twofold: Reinstating DST as the world’s permanent law, and it fell on sympathetic ears with a winter dressing room.

After a brief debate, the spa was voted on. This bill was passed by one, not finding the lack of social media. It was quickly sent to the House of Representatives for review and forwarded to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature.

What happened behind closed doors in the following days That deal remains a mystery, but what happened to the public is a simple fact: The Sun Protection Act died without a vote. Some members of the US House blamed “veteranism” for the inaction, while others said it wasn’t just “it was a legislative priority.” Whatever the reason, this bill remains on the floor of the house without receiving more than three years, from time to time it also receives an investigation through the continuation of the investigation by the subcommittees of the US House “.”

On Thursday, Karen was invited to testify before one group – the executive committee and commerce – on the possible source of the last time of day (or regular time) in the golf industry. It didn’t take long for the head of the Golf Trade team to make his point.

“Our data shows that a typical period would have cost the industry, at least, bare money, $1.6 billion a year,” Karen said. “That’s about $200,000 in lost earnings per round of golf, and 37 lost rounds of golf.”

Karen said golf depends on what she calls “the fun time of the day,” or when the sun goes down with people’s ability to be outdoors. American golfers prefer to be out in the afternoon and evening, which can produce 40 percent more earnings on courses than in the morning.

“It basically opened up an incredible amount of innovation in the golf industry,” Karen said. “And that’s the golf industry, but it translates to good health for the American people.”

According to NGCOA, course providers agree that the extra sun is good for business and golfers. The only concern, said Karen, is that the permanent change in DST could affect the opportunities for golf cofferes to provide end workers and workers.

“The survey revealed 64 percent of our members support permanent daylight saving time, and 83 percent agree it will help their business,” said Karen. “Twenty-seven percent are due to the condition, and only 7 percent support the normal period.”

In Ngcoa’s eyes, there is only one solution: if America is to change its relationship with the sunshine, a rollback (of the clocks) is necessary.

“Once we’re done changing the clocks, we love the endless daylight saving time,” says Karen.

At least 4.9 billion years.