Jay Karen, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), said moving to permanent daylight saving time could add 23 million rounds of golf annually and boost revenue by US$1 billion, while permanent standard time could cut 53 million total annual rounds.
During a hearing on Thursday, the Senate Commerce Committee explored the issue, but lawmakers remained divided on whether to adopt daylight saving time or standard time as the permanent option.
Supporters of making Daylight Saving Time permanent say that more sunlight later in the day would allow people to enjoy more time outdoors, while critics argue that it would mean children would have to go to school and wait for buses in the dark.