May 7, 2024

Golf: Major Player

Cynthia Barnett | 8/1/2007


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

Tags: Northeast

Florida Business News

Florida News Releases

Florida Trend Video Pick

Florida leads the pack with sports tourism economic impact
Florida leads the pack with sports tourism economic impact

Big year for women-owned Florida businesses; Florida's refugee population; End-of-life costs rise; Florida top sports tourism economic impact; Big Tech moves South

 

Video Picks | Viewpoints@FloridaTrend

Ballot Box

Do you think recreational marijuana should be legal in Florida?

  • Yes, I'm in favor of legalizing marijuana
  • Absolutely not
  • I'm on the fence
  • Other (share thoughts in the comment section below)

See Results

Florida Trend Media Company
490 1st Ave S
St Petersburg, FL 33701
727.821.5800

© Copyright 2024 Trend Magazines Inc. All rights reserved.