Category: Business
Golf is big business. The most recent figures shows that the golf economy comes to more than $60 billion. Compare that the movie industry’s $57 billion. That’s bigger than the Gross Domestic Product of Peru, Romania, Ukraine or Morocco.
How big has golf become? In 1958, Arnold Palmer was the PGA Tour money leader, with $42,000 in winnings. In 2005, Vijay Singh won a little over a million in just two tournaments.
This section is devoted to the business of golf.
Every January, the President of the United States makes a speech to the US Congress reporting on the "State of the Union." August seems like a good time for a report on the state of golf. Here's an interesting one.
August 24, 2004 |
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The National Golf Foundation reports that the number of rounds played is up 5.3% in the first quarter.
May 4, 2004 |
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An article on how Slazenger is trying to strengthen its brand name.
May 3, 2004 |
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Since 2000, Callaway has been losing $20 million a year on its golf ball business, so a 1st quarter profit of $1 million is a big deal. Full story here.
May 2, 2004 |
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around the green
Taking The Guesswork Out Of Mulligans Never letting a rule stand in the way of a good time, our golf league allows each player one Mulligan per round. And why not? Friday night is supposed to be fun, allowing teachers to blow off some steam after a long week…
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the front nine
Top Flite D2 Distance Golf Ball Review Grade: B Teacher’s Comments: Good distance, but with a ball flight off the irons that keeps me from switching. At the instigation of a couple of my readers, I bought a fifteen pack of the new Top Flite D2 Distance balls…
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the back nine
Bernard Darwin On Golf book Bernard Darwin On Golf Golf boasts one of the best bodies of literature of any sport, and Bernard Darwin is among the best of those writers. The grandson of Charles Darwin, Bernard could have spent his life as a lawyer, but chose instead…
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