Golf Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
A game in which a player using special clubs attempts to
What is Golf? sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the
9 or 18 successive holes on a course
Is golf a sport, as well as a leisure/Recreational/Social
Yes
Activity?
A social, cultural and economic phenomenon which en-
tails the movement of people to countries or places
outside their usual environment for personal or busi-
What is tourism? ness/professional purposes. These people are called vis-
itors (which may be either tourists or excursionists; resi-
dents or non-residents) and tourism has to do with their
activities, some of which imply tourism expenditure
How many miles does a person have to be from their
50 miles
home for it to be considered tourism?
Someone who spends a 24 hour period out of their habi-
Tourist
tat
- Tourists who travel primarily to play golf
-Tourists who play golf as secondary activity while travel-
Who are the main participants in golf tourism? (3) ing
-Tourists attending tournaments as spectators or visiting
golf attractions
Golf tourist profiles Older, wealthier, business owners/managers
Golf services, supplies and retail, infrastructure, media
5 core golf industry clusters
and entertainment, marketing
Generates immediate measurable economic impact, in-
Why is golf tourism important to a destination - economic
creases future visitation to area, improves destination im-
impact
age
T/F Golf impact on destination is often measured by visitor
True
expenditure
, Accommodations, hospitality, transportation, sales, ad-
5 types of tax
missions
A tax collected for each night spent at a lodging facility, 2%
Accommodations tax
in SC
Does not include grocery, prepared food and beverage,
Hospitality tax local tax
Money collected can only be used for tourism purposes
Where did Golf originate? Scotland
What type of club did golf concentrate in to start? Are there
Private clubs, now much heavier in public clubs
more public or private clubs now?
What percentage of worlds supply of golf courses are in
80%
10 countries?
How many golf courses around world Over 38,000
How much of all golf courses are accounted for by North
Almost half, Europe 25%, Asia 25%
America? Europe? Asia?
How many golf courses/facilites in US 16,000 courses, 14,000 facilities
Facility has a door and clubhouse, golf course is the
What is the difference between a golf course and a facility?
wholes of golf
How many golfers worldwide? 66.6 million (25.6 million from US, 5 million from Canada)
How much is the golf industry worth? 84.1 billion dollars
Participates in game of golf 25 or more rounds per year,
Avid Golfer
account for 63% of all golf spending
What is the smallest segment of all golfers in industry? Avid golfers
Profiler of a Golf Toursit Predominantly male, middle aged/early retirement years
How much of us population over age 5 was engaged in
More than 1/3, increase of 12% year over year
game of golf in 2022
2/8
A game in which a player using special clubs attempts to
What is Golf? sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the
9 or 18 successive holes on a course
Is golf a sport, as well as a leisure/Recreational/Social
Yes
Activity?
A social, cultural and economic phenomenon which en-
tails the movement of people to countries or places
outside their usual environment for personal or busi-
What is tourism? ness/professional purposes. These people are called vis-
itors (which may be either tourists or excursionists; resi-
dents or non-residents) and tourism has to do with their
activities, some of which imply tourism expenditure
How many miles does a person have to be from their
50 miles
home for it to be considered tourism?
Someone who spends a 24 hour period out of their habi-
Tourist
tat
- Tourists who travel primarily to play golf
-Tourists who play golf as secondary activity while travel-
Who are the main participants in golf tourism? (3) ing
-Tourists attending tournaments as spectators or visiting
golf attractions
Golf tourist profiles Older, wealthier, business owners/managers
Golf services, supplies and retail, infrastructure, media
5 core golf industry clusters
and entertainment, marketing
Generates immediate measurable economic impact, in-
Why is golf tourism important to a destination - economic
creases future visitation to area, improves destination im-
impact
age
T/F Golf impact on destination is often measured by visitor
True
expenditure
, Accommodations, hospitality, transportation, sales, ad-
5 types of tax
missions
A tax collected for each night spent at a lodging facility, 2%
Accommodations tax
in SC
Does not include grocery, prepared food and beverage,
Hospitality tax local tax
Money collected can only be used for tourism purposes
Where did Golf originate? Scotland
What type of club did golf concentrate in to start? Are there
Private clubs, now much heavier in public clubs
more public or private clubs now?
What percentage of worlds supply of golf courses are in
80%
10 countries?
How many golf courses around world Over 38,000
How much of all golf courses are accounted for by North
Almost half, Europe 25%, Asia 25%
America? Europe? Asia?
How many golf courses/facilites in US 16,000 courses, 14,000 facilities
Facility has a door and clubhouse, golf course is the
What is the difference between a golf course and a facility?
wholes of golf
How many golfers worldwide? 66.6 million (25.6 million from US, 5 million from Canada)
How much is the golf industry worth? 84.1 billion dollars
Participates in game of golf 25 or more rounds per year,
Avid Golfer
account for 63% of all golf spending
What is the smallest segment of all golfers in industry? Avid golfers
Profiler of a Golf Toursit Predominantly male, middle aged/early retirement years
How much of us population over age 5 was engaged in
More than 1/3, increase of 12% year over year
game of golf in 2022
2/8
