Archive for April, 2008
Posted April 15, 2008 5:59 pm
Golf’s impact goes beyond dollars and cents
by GolfFellow
On the cusp of the new golf season, last week the Minnesota Golf Association unveiled its recently-commissioned, “The Minnesota Golf Economy 2008,” which asserts the economic impact of golf in Minnesota. http://www.mngolf.org/press_release.cfm?id=1617
Needless to say $1.2 billion is a hefty figure, and so is the golf tourism component, coming in at $360.5 million.
While pondering the economic [...]
Posted April 8, 2008 1:42 pm
Major golf tour events ‘major’ draws
By GolfFellow
Major golf events are important to Minnesota because surveys show that this type of visitor stays longer and plays more golf while here.
Minnesota’s rich tradition of hosting major golf championships includes U.S. Opens in 1930, 1970 and 1991, when the late Payne Stewart won at Hazeltine National. The PGA Championship selected Minnesota in 1932, [...]