BILL NUMBER: SCR 109	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 13, 2010
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 21, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Padilla
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Monning)

                        MAY 10, 2010

   Relative to California Golf Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 109, Padilla. California Golf Week.
   The United States Open Championship will be held at Pebble Beach
Golf Links from June 14 to 20, 2010. This measure would declare the
week of June 14 to 20, 2010, as California Golf Week to celebrate
golf and the golfing industry in California.



   WHEREAS, Pebble Beach Golf Links, host to 10 previous United
States Golf Association championships including four United States
Open Championships, will once again host the U.S. Open from June 14
to 20, 2010; and
   WHEREAS, Annually, California's golf courses help raise over $300
million for numerous worthy charities and causes. This includes local
club events, celebrity-charity events, and money raised from
professional tournaments, among other things; and
   WHEREAS, Junior golf reaches children from all walks of life,
providing mentorship and developing sportsmanship and an enthusiasm
for golf that can last throughout their lives; and
   WHEREAS, The First Tee, which teaches life skills to young people
through the game of golf and offers core programs that are estimated
to reach at least 25,000 youth annually, has 17 chapters in
California; and
   WHEREAS, The Southern California Golf Association Foundation
provided over 12,000 subsidized junior rounds of golf and 17,000
subsidized range buckets for juniors in 2009, resulting in at least
36,750 recreation hours for youth with over 2,400 youth participating
in the program in 2009; supported local youth service organizations
that teach life skills through the game with $130,000 in grant
funding in 2009; and provided $30,000 in college scholarships for
youth to continue their education in college in 2009. Overall,
programs and initiatives affected over 12,000 youth through the
spending of $350,000; and
   WHEREAS, The Northern California Golf Association Foundation
provided over 68,000 subsidized junior rounds of golf and 94,000
subsidized range buckets for juniors in 2009, resulting in at least
208,000 recreation hours for youth with over 15,000 youth
participating in the program in 2009, and supported local youth
service organizations that teach life skills through the game with
$100,000 in grant funding in 2009. Overall, programs and initiatives
affected over 20,000 youth through the spending of $960,000; and
   WHEREAS, In 2006, California's golf industry generated a total
economic impact of $15.1 billion, supporting nearly 160,000 jobs with
$4.8 billion of wage income. California hosted 16 professional golf
championships in 2006, including seven PGA Tour, three LPGA Tour,
four Champions Tour, and two Nationwide Tour events. These events
generated $95.8 million, excluding the tournament purse and costs for
TV broadcasting. State golf associations generated $41.4 million in
2006 revenues; and
   WHEREAS, In 2008, according to a San Diego State University study,
the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines generated an economic impact of $142
million on the region. The study estimated $73.62 million in direct
spending, including lodging, entertainment, shopping, food, and
beverages, that created an estimated "indirect impact" of $68.46
million, based on the projected effect of that spending to pay for
local labor, goods, and other business; and
   WHEREAS, It is clear that golf brings visitors to the state, spurs
new residential construction, generates retail sales, and creates
demand for a myriad of goods and services; and
   WHEREAS, With 3 million golfers, 926 courses, and a large number
of annual golf events, golf in the Golden State is more than an
enjoyable pastime--it is a key industry contributing to the vitality
of California's economy; and
   WHEREAS, The continued health and growth of the golf industry has
a direct bearing on future jobs, commerce, economic development, and
tax revenues for a large number of California's communities and
industries; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares the week of
June 14 to 20, 2010, as the week of celebrating golf and the golf
industry in California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.