Golf Channel takes an in-depth look at the relationship between golf and Congress for the fifth anniversary of National Golf Day, which took place April 18 in Washington, DC. This moving report charts the course of the golf industry since the early 2000s, its rougher patched and the bright future ahead. But more remains to be done.
Golf Channel takes an in-depth look at the relationship between golf and Congress for the fifth anniversary of National Golf Day, which took place April 18 in Washington, DC. This moving report charts the course of the golf industry since the early 2000s, its rougher patched and the bright future ahead. But more remains to be done.
Share why golf is more than just a game for you on twitter.wearegolf.org or on Twitter with the hashtag #iamgolf. Golf represents a $76 billion economy nationwide, creates more than 2 million jobs in the US, and has a profound impact on the environment and health and wellness.
2004 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Hal Sutton saw in the wake of Hurricane Katrina the damage mother nature did to his hometown of Shreveport, LA. He reminds us that golf courses are small businesses to and to think of the 2 million men and women who depend on golf for their livelihoods.
U.S. Rep. Howard Coble on golf in North Carolina “Golf is more than just a leisure activity. It means jobs and economic development for our district and state."
WE ARE GOLF -- a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners -- today met with Members of Congress during the fifth annual National Golf Day to share stories and data about golf’s diverse businesses, employees, tax revenue creation, tourism and charitable benefits, and environmental leadership.
How are golf courses like massage parlors? Both have bad reputations with a certain segment of our lawmakers, or so we learned at National Golf Day on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Under current law, golf is lumped in with massage parlors, liquor stores, tanning salons and casinos — all excluded from post-Katrina disaster relief and the stimulus bill.