Golf boom drives big business beyond the links
The golf market has grown into a major industry with 8 323 courses, a 3 2 billion capital base, and 7 7 million players. Experts forecast 10 million golfers on 10 000 courses by 1970, while club dues, equipment, pro shop merchandise, and related services push expenditures well into the billions.
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Rhode Island
U.S
National Golf Foundation
Rex McMorris
Golf's business pull drives real estate and leisure deals
The piece outlines how golf supports business and community growth from corporate courses and club memberships to real estate boosts. It cites Minneapolis Honeywell and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Convair in San Diego, and towns like Prescott and Reston as examples of golf spurring land value, development, and municipal revenue while noting risks from market saturation and betting on golf events.
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Chicago
Hethen
Minneapolis
Minneapolis- Honeywell
Minnesota Mining
Minsap
San Diego
Convair
General Dynamics
Catgterip
Florida
Ben Hogan
Vie Bolt Course
Ani
Prescott
Aris
Glenview
Reston
Washington
Crofton
Pinehurst
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Thompson
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Houston
Calcutta
William Zaphiris
Corry and
Erie
Zaphiris
Robert Bracken
Denver
Colo
Wea
Cleveland County
N. C
Namon Hamrick
Noles
Farmers Home Administration
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Smiths Dairy Farm Golf Club
Corry Municipal Golf Course
Corry