Sports stocks surged on Monday after Pfizer announced promising, though early, findings about the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Details: Live event stocks, which got crushed in the spring when sports and concert venues were shut down or left empty, were some of the biggest gainers.
With the Masters' first-ever November start just three days away, it's a great time to look back on 2020's golf boom.
Why it matters: Golf was a physical and mental safe haven for millions of Americans with cabin fever this year, and even moderate retention of the sport's newcomers could help buoy an entire industry for years to come.
