NWO Golf Links March 2017

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wrote an excellent article for
the February 4, 2017 issue.
It outlined the extensive
amounts of money raised to
support charitable efforts in
the United States every year.
Most people are aware of the
$2.4 billion the PGA Tour has
raised through its tournaments,
since 1938. The 2016 Players
Championship alone raised a
total contribution of $8.5million.
The LPGA Tour also creates
needed dollars for the
communities it visits. In
Toledo, the 2016 Marathon
Classic distributed $550,000
to 21 area children’s charities.
Together the PGA and LPGA
Tours generate over $200
million of the $3.9 billion
annually given to charities
through golf related events.
Where does the other $3.7
billion come from?
Average golfers participating
in every conceivable size and
type of golf outing or event
make up the difference. Every
year more than 12 million
participants take part in
143,000 golf events at over
12,700 courses in the United
States, and on average each
event raises $26,400.
With approximately 20
million golfers in the U.S, over
50% of golfers in the country
account for the $3.7 billion of
charitable contributions.
If you participated in a golf
outing or benefit in 2016 at
your local golf course, give
yourself a BIG “ATTA BOY.”
You DUN Real Good!
The numbers are Astounding!
Golf annually donates more
through its charitable activities
than Major League Baseball,
the National Football League
and the National Basketball
League combined.
Although golf is portrayed as
an elitist sport, which limits
the ability of less fortunate
Americans to participate in
the sport. I would argue that
Americans with disposable
income that play in charitable
golf outings, contribute more
than their fair share and
support their communities.
The gigantic amount of
charitable dollars generated
throughgolf isunprecedented.
The mass media does not
address this single fact and is
missing a great story. One that
Golf does not
get the credit
it is due. Golf ’s
charitable
impact is
greater than
that of MLB,
the NFL, NBA
and the NHL
combined.”
Golf Generates
$3.9 Billion Annually
for Charity By: Fred Altvater
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