US golf course consumables demand will reach $1.3 billion in 2009 based on more golf rounds played and continued course construction. The best performing products will include less persistent and lower mobility fertilizers, more specific insecticides and salinity-resistant turf. Regional demand will follow population shifts south and west.

This study analyzes the US golf course consumables industry. It presents historical demand data for 1994, 1999 and 2004 and forecasts to 2009 and 2014 by product (e.g., fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, sod and turf seed, growing media, fertilizers); by application (e.g., greens and tees, fairways, roughs); and by US regional market.

The study also considers market environment indicators, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 34 leading competitors including LESCO, Syngenta, Bayer, Simplot, Andersons, Dow Chemical, and PBI/Gordon.

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                              viii
  
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
  
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Outlook                                        5
         Demographic Trends                                           7
         Consumer Spending Patterns                                  10
         Housing Markets                                             12
         Pricing Trends                                              15
         Regulatory Issues                                           16
         Environmental Issues                                        18
         International Markets                                       20
           
 III.    GOLF INDUSTRY OUTLOOK                                       24
         General                                                     24
         Number of Golf Players                                      25
         Number of Rounds Played                                     26
         Number of Golf Courses                                      27
         Golf Course Acreage                                         28
         Golf Course Income & Expenditures                           30
         
  IV.    CONSUMABLES                                                 32
         Products                                                    32
           Pesticides                                                33
              Fungicides                                             37
              Herbicides                                             40
              Insecticides                                           43
              Other                                                  47
           Landscaping Materials                                     48
              Sod & Turf Seed                                        49
              Growing Media & Other Landscaping Material             52
           Fertilizers                                               55
           Other                                                     59
         Applications                                                61
           Greens & Tees                                             64
           Fairways                                                  65
           Roughs                                                    67
           Other                                                     69
           
   V.    REGIONAL MARKETS                                            71
         General                                                     71
         Regional Demographic & Economic Trends                      72
           Population Patterns                                       72
           Economic Outlook                                          74
           Housing Outlook                                           75
         Regional Golf Course Outlook                                76
         Regional Golf Course Consumable Demand                      78
           Northeast                                                 80
              New York                                               83
              Pennsylvania                                           84
              Other Northeast                                        85
           Midwest                                                   86
              Michigan                                               89
              Ohio                                                   90
              Illinois                                               92
              Other Midwest                                          93
           South                                                     94
              Florida                                                98
              Texas                                                 100
              Other South                                           101
           West                                                     103
              California                                            107
              Other West                                            108
              
  VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         110
         Industry Composition                                       110
         Market Share                                               113
           Fungicides                                               114
           Herbicides                                               115
           Insecticides                                             116
         Industry Restructuring                                     117
         Competitive Strategies                                     120
         Cooperative Agreements                                     122
         Manufacturing                                              123
         Distribution Channels                                      124
           Direct Sales                                             125
           Distributors & Dealers                                   126
         Company Profiles                                           127
           Agra Chem, see Brandt Consolidated Incorporated 
           Agriliance LLC                                           128
           Agrium Incorporated                                      130
           AmBrands, see Central Garden & Pet Company                  
           Andersons Incorporated                                   131
           Barenbrug USA, see Royal Barenbrug Group                    
           BASF AG                                                  133
           Bayer AG                                                 136
           BEST Turf Fertilizer, see Simplot (JR) Company              
           Brandt Consolidated Incorporated                         139
           Budd Seed, see Central Garden & Pet Company                 
           Central Garden & Pet Company                             141
           ClawEl Specialty Products, see Brandt Consolidated
           Deere & Company                                          143
           Dow Chemical Company                                     144
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                   146
           Fafard Incorporated                                      148
           FMC Corporation                                          148
           Griffin Industries Incorporated                          150
           Griffin LLC, see DuPont (EI) de Nemours                     
           Harrell s Incorporated                                   151
           Helena Chemical Company, see Marubeni Corporation           
           Jacklin Seed, see Simplot (JR) Company                      
           Lameque Quality Group, see Sun Gro Horticulture 
              Income Fund                                              
           Lebanon Seaboard Corporation                             153
           LESCO Incorporated                                       155
           Marubeni Corporation                                     159
           Micro Flo Company LLC, see BASF AG                          
           Milliken & Company                                       161
           Monsanto Company                                         163
           Novozymes A/S                                            165
           Nu-Gro Corporation, see Spectrum Brands Incorporated
           Parkway Research, see Brandt Consolidated Incorporated      
           PBI/Gordon Corporation                                   167
           Pennington Seed, see Central Garden & Pet Company           
           Pigeon Hill Peat, see Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund
           Premier Tech Limited                                     169
           Progressive Turf LLC                                     170
           ProSource One, see Agriliance LLC                           
           Pursell Technologies Incorporated                        171
           Rayovac Corporation, see Spectrum Brands Incorporated       
           Royal Barenbrug Group                                    173
           Scotts Miracle-Gro Company                               175
           Simplot (JR) Company                                     177
           Spectrum Brands Incorporated                             180
           Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited                        182
           Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund                         184
           Syngenta AG                                              186
           TopPro Specialties, see BASF AG                             
           United Agri Products Incorporated                        188
           United Horticultural Supply, see United Agri Products
           United Industries Corporation, see Spectrum Brands          
           Valent USA Corporation, see Sumitomo Chemical
           Verdicon, see United Agri Products Incorporated             
           West Coast Turf                                          190
           Woerner Companies                                        191
         Other Companies Mentioned in Study                         192
         
    

                            LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                               3
         Summary Table
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT                              
    1    Macroeconomic Indicators                                     7
    2    Population by Age & Sex                                     10
    3    Consumer Income & Spending                                  12
    4    Households, Housing Stock & Housing Completions             14
    5    Golf Maintenance Product Prices                             16
  
         SECTION III -- GOLF INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
    1    Golf Players & Rounds Played                                26
    2    Golf Courses by Classification                              28
    3    Golf Course Acreage                                         29
    4    Golf Course Income & Maintenance Expenditures               31
  
         SECTION IV -- CONSUMABLES
    1    Golf Course Maintenance Consumable Demand by Type           33
    2    Pesticide Demand by Golf Courses                            36
    3    Fungicide Demand by Golf Courses                            39
    4    Herbicide Demand by Golf Courses                            42
    5    Insecticide Demand by Golf Courses                          46
    6    Other Pesticide Demand by Golf Courses                      48
    7    Landscaping Material Demand by Golf Courses                 49
    8    Sod & Turf Seed Demand by Golf Courses                      52
    9    Growing Media & Other Landscaping Material Demand
           by Golf Courses                                           55
   10    Fertilizer Demand by Golf Courses                           58
   11    Other Consumable Product Demand by Golf Courses             61
   12    Golf Course Consumable Usage by Application                 63
   13    Greens & Tees Consumable Usage                              65
   14    Fairways Consumable Usage                                   67
   15    Roughs Consumable Usage                                     69
   16    Consumables Used in Other Golf Course Areas                 70
  
         SECTION V -- REGIONAL MARKETS
    1    US Resident Population by Region                            74
    2    Regional Gross Domestic Product                             75
    3    Housing Completions by Region                               76
    4    Golf Courses & Rounds Played by Region                      78
    5    Golf Course Consumable Demand by Region                     79
    6    Northeast Demand for Golf Course Consumables                82
    7    New York Demand for Golf Course Consumables                 84
    8    Pennsylvania Demand for Golf Course Consumables             85
    9    Other Northeast Demand for Golf Course Consumables          86
   10    Midwest Demand for Golf Course Consumables                  88
   11    Michigan Demand for Golf Course Consumables                 90
   12    Ohio Demand for Golf Course Consumables                     91
   13    Illinois Demand for Golf Course Consumables                 93
   14    Other Midwest Demand for Golf Course Consumables            94
   15    South Demand for Golf Course Consumables                    97
   16    Florida Demand for Golf Course Consumables                  99
   17    Texas Demand for Golf Course Consumables                   101
   18    Other South Demand for Golf Course Consumables             103
   19    West Demand for Golf Course Consumables                    106
   20    California Demand for Golf Course Consumables              108
   21    Other West Demand for Golf Course Consumables              109
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Golf Consumable Sales by Company, 2004                  112
    2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       119
    3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            123
  
    

                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION III -- GOLF INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
    1    Golf Acreage by Type, 2004                                  30
  
         SECTION IV -- CONSUMABLES
    1    Pesticide Demand by Application, 2004                       37
    2    Per Course Fungicide Demand by Region, 2004                 40
    3    Per Course Herbicide Demand by Region, 2004                 43
    4    Per Course Insecticide Demand by Region, 2004               47
    5    Per Course Fertilizer Demand by Region, 2004                59
    6    Golf Course Consumable Usage by Application, 2004           63
  
         SECTION V -- REGIONAL MARKETS
    1    Regional Share of Consumable Demand, 1994-2014              80
    2    Northeast Golf Course Consumables Demand by State, 2004     83
    3    Midwest Golf Course Consumables Demand by State, 2004       89
    4    South Golf Course Consumables Demand by State, 2004         98
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    Golf Course Consumable Market Share, 2004                  114
    2    Golf Course Fungicides Market Share, 2004                  115
    3    Golf Course Herbicides Market Share, 2004                  116
    4    Golf Course Insecticides Market Share, 2004                117