It's National Golf Day...Golf CEO's, Commissioners And Other Luminaries Convene On Washington

From Bob Combs and the World Golf Foundation:

In a series of meetings on Capitol Hill, golf’s leaders are carrying the message of the industry’s enormous economic impact. A study released last year at the inaugural National Golf Day, the 2005 Golf Economy Report, quantified golf’s annual direct economic impact as $76 billion, and highlighted the fact that the industry provides 2 million jobs and $61 billion in wage income. The study also found that golf generates more than $3.5 billion annually for charities across the country.

And the fate of the game is in these hands...

PGA President Jim Remy, Vice President Allen Wronowski, Secretary Ted Bishop and CEO Joe Steranka will lead The PGA of America contingent. Participants from the allied golf associations included Club Managers Association CEO Jim Singerling, The First Tee CEO Joe Barrow, LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens, National Golf Course Owners Association CEO Mike Hughes, PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, U.S. Golf Association Executive Director David Fay, and World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona.

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