Download or read book Economic Impact & Benefits of Golf Course Development written by National Golf Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The many ways golf course development positively impacts & benefits the economy are seen through this collection of 59 articles. The broad topics which are studied here are: real estate enhancement, golf communities, retail sales factors, community assets, employment & work force factors, recreation, & charitable contributions. More specific subjects explored are: the National Amputee Championship, contribution to the tax base, courses built on former airports, landfills, & closed military bases, courses subsidizing the public coffers, S. Carolina study on golf's economic impact, & the impact of golf product manufacturers on the economy & employment. Many charity tournaments, auctions, festivals, & other fundraisers for charity are profiled. This is a NGF InfoPac publication. InfoPacs are bound collections of full-text articles, compiled & copied from various golf industry magazines, newsletters, & journals.