The economic impact of golf In South Carolina

Abstract

In 1786, America’s first golf course was built in Charleston, South Carolina. Today, there are over 300 hundred golf courses around the state in settings that vary from ocean views and marshes on the coast to mountain vistas in the upstate. Golf generates more income than any other single entertainment or recreation activity in South Carolina. Golf generates more income than any other single entertainment or recreation activity in South Carolina. In 2021, golf courses and the off-course expenditures of visiting golfers had a total economic impact (direct, indirect and induced) in South Carolina of: $3.3 billion in output or sales, 37,959 jobs, $1.5 billion in wages and income, $370 million in federal, state and local taxes. Green fees and club membership dues generated $18.3million in admissions tax revenue alone, accounting for 44% of state admissions tax collections.