Oregon's golf economy represents an estimated $1.2 billion in direct annual economic activity in the state, according to a study to be issued Wednesday.

The state's golf industry supports nearly 27,200 jobs with $703.6 million in wage income, according to the study conducted on behalf of the Golf Alliance of Oregon, a consortium of trade and consumer groups...

...The study, paid for in part by the World Golf Foundation, estimates that golf had an overall economic of impact of $1.2 billion that year, owing to a multiplier effect used in similar economic impact studies.

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