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67 Cards in this Set
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Tee |
Where you start the golfing round |
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Fairway |
Between the start and the green |
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Rough |
Edges on the course |
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Green |
Where the hole is located |
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Bunkers |
Sand traps |
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Handicap |
Number of strokes you give someone to even the playing field; allows different skills to play together |
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Average number of rounds per year? |
35,000 |
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Average number of rounds per year for Augusta National? |
3,000ish |
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Average speed of play? |
4 hours |
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Average speed of golf balls? |
147 MPH |
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What is the fewest amount of acres that a golf course can have? |
80 |
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What is the typical par? |
72 |
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There is a positive correlation between ______ and ______. |
Income and golf |
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What percent of golfers are college educated? |
84% |
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What is the United States Golf Association (USGA) in charge of? |
Rules; they are dedicated to the game of golf and no other entities. |
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What is the First Tee? |
Provides educational programs for young people to instill important values through golf. Target: America's youth. |
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What is Golf 20/20? |
Group of the top 20 partners and organizations in the golfing industry, working together. It was created in 2000 and will run through 2020. |
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What does a righted marketplace mean in terms of golf? |
The supply and demand are getting closer together after recovering from the excess supply during the poor economy. |
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What is the goal of USGA? |
To make golf more fun and establish faster play. |
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What are the four major tournaments of golf? |
1. Masters 2. US Open 3. PGA Championship 4. British Open |
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In every golf tournament, what day does the actual tournament start? |
Thursday |
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Who is Golden Bear? |
Jack Nicklaus |
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Who designed Augusta National |
Alister Mackenzie and Bobby Jones |
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Who founded Augusta National? |
Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts |
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Who starts off the Masters every year? |
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player |
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What is the number one economy in SC? |
Tourism. |
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What is the single largest contributor to the tourism economy? |
Golf |
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What country began an 18-hole project in 2007? |
Cambodia |
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How many people in the US join golf annually? |
3.5 million |
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Why are some golf tournament executives considering 6-hole match play tournament with a knockout format? |
To make golf more enjoyable for the audience and media. |
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France hopes to increase its 400,000 golfers to how many in one decade? |
700,000 |
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How many jobs is the 18-hole project in Cambodia expected to create? |
More than 1,000. |
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How much will it cost the British firm Essence to build a new resort in Cuba? |
$350 million |
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True or false: Energy and fertilizer costs have increased over the years. |
True |
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What state government lowered the green fee rate in the state in order to allow their state residents to play at highly rated courses that attract top paying tourists? |
Hawaii |
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What is a key part in planning a successful future? |
Forecasting |
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Which region has the largest potential for future growth in the game of golf? |
China |
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What does golf place more emphasis on? |
Individual competition |
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What are spectators at the LPGA tournaments most focused on? |
Excitement and drama |
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What should be the primary focus when marketing golf tournaments? |
Specific golfers who are playing at the event |
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Who is responsible for formulating the rules of golf? |
USGA |
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True or false: PGA Tour Experiences is the licensee and fulfillment's arm of the PGA tour? |
True |
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What does the most income come from at a tournament? |
Players and spectators traveling to golf events |
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What characterizes an elite event within Sport Tourism? |
A body of spectators outweighs a small number of elite competitors |
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After Tiger Woods won the PGA in 1996, in 1997 TV audiences increased by what percent? |
14% |
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What term is defined as "the right to share the official name of a property, event or activity in exchange for payment to the current property, event or activity owner"? |
Title sponsorship |
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Why is the spectator experience different when attending a golf tournament vs any other sporting competition? |
Fans can walk the course or stay at one hole rather than being confined to one seat the entire game. |
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How much did Scotland earn in 2011 from golf events? |
$70 million |
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Why does the Banff Springs Course in Canada reduce the distance from the tee box to the pin by approximately 700 yards when golfers are participating the their Heritage Golf Experience? |
Vintage technology |
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What is EWGA an organization for? |
Women's golf |
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What has been identified as a key factor in building a competitive advantage in tourism? |
Service quality |
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How much money do golf trips generate in the UK? |
More than $1 billion |
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What percent of Canadians play golf on vacation? |
14% |
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How many rounds do golfers over the age of 65 generally play? |
More than one round per week |
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Why does it take longer to play the game of golf in Japan? |
They play two halves, stopping for lunch after the 9th hole |
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What percent of US golf participants are female? |
25% |
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True or false: With the exception of UK and Ireland, golf is a relatively young sport in Europe. |
True |
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In the UK, how many citizens are golfers? |
1 out of 150 |
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The key selling point in golf used to be golf course line-up. It has now shifted to _________ due to the rising percentage of _______ engaging in golf tourism. |
Type of accommodation and range of extracurricular activities; women |
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What was the first golf club in India? |
Bangalore Club |
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What year was golf created? |
1457 in Scotland ("birthplace of golf") |
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Sport Tourism has roots that can be traced back to the ____________. |
Ancient Olympic games |
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How much of the US population golfs? |
10% |
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What golfing package add on is most enticing for the novice golfer? |
Instruction packages |
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How much is the global golf tourism market worth? |
Over $20 billion |
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In 1890, what was the US' only golf course? |
Reid's cow pasture |
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Who is the founding father of golf in America? |
John Reid |
