Sawgrass stadium course

The Players Championship is held each spring at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. The impact it and golf in general have on northeast Florida:

» 1,400 — jobs the tournament generates

» $95.7 million — economic impact a year The Players Championship has in the seven-county area, according to the University of Florida

» $114 million — amount not includ ing The Players that golf-related travel to the First Coast economy in 2006 generated, up nearly 20% from 2005, according to Florida’s First Coast of Golf, a marketing agency