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Maine Golf Facility Benefits

EMPLOYEES

Maine golf facilities provide ~ 880 full-time positions & ~ 2,800 part-time positions annually

91 % of golf facilities hosted a charitable golf event in 2023 .

Golf Facilities in ME provide ~ 24,576 acres of green space

64 % -

CHARITABLE EVENT

GREEN SPACE

Provide natural areas with dead trees , undisturbed brush piles and no mow areas for wildlife .

79 %

Cross County Skiing

71 %

Snowshoeing

64 %

Public and / or non-profit meeting space

57 %

Snow / winter sports

50 %

Sledding

ACTIVITIES ( besides golf )

Maine Golf courses are used by the public for other activities besides golf . The most popular include a variety of winter sports .

FOSTERING GROWTH

Maine golf courses pride themselves on promoting and fostering the growth of the game by offering a wide range of programming , 50 %+ of facilities offer the following :
Golf lessons
Men ’ s league
Host a high school golf team ( s )

94 % of 18- & 27 + -hole golf facilities host a high

school golf team .

62 % of 9-hole golf

facilities host a high school golf team .
Junior clinics and / or camps
Women golf clinics ( wine and 9 , etc .)
Women ’ s league
% 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 %
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