Ohio Golf Journal August 2019

GOLF LEADS THE WAY FOR CHARITABLE DONATIONS By Fred Altvater O ver 12 million golfers participate in a charity golf outing every year to help raise a total of $4 Billion for thousands of charitable organizations across the country. Everyone is aware of the nearly $3 billion the PGA Tour has raised through its tournaments, since 1938. The LPGA Tour also creates needed dollars for the communities it visits. In Toledo, the Marathon Classic distributes over $500,000 annually to 23 area children’s charities and over its history has raised over $10 million. Together the PGA and LPGA Tours annually generate over $200 million of the $4 billion annually given to charities through golf related events. Where does the other $3.8 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, with each event, on average, raising $26,400. Ohio Golf Journal Golf News