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PGA Relocating Headquarters to Frisco, Texas


BY PGA OF AMERICA


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Chesapeake Golf Club


Photo courtesy of America Te PGA of America is moving


its headquarters from Palm Beach County, Florida to Frisco, Texas, the ‘2018 Best Place to Live in America,’* where it will anchor a 600- acre, mixed-use


development with an


initial investment worth more than half a billion dollars.


Today’s announcement follows


votes by the Frisco City Council, its Economic and Community Development Corporations and the Frisco Independent School District (FISD) board of trustees. Te PGA of America will initially employ at least 100 people at the Frisco-based headquarters. Under this agreement, two PGA Championships, two KPMG Women’s PGA Championships and potentially a Ryder Cup will be held in Frisco.


Tis groundbreaking agreement


is estimated to have an economic impact of more than $2.5 billion over the next 20 years based on a city commissioned tourism feasibility study.** Te study considered the economics of golf course activities, including


tournaments, plus the


additional impact from the new conference center.


Chesapeake Golf Club


Te PGA of America is teaming


with Omni Stillwater Woods (OSW), a joint venture led by Omni Hotels & Resorts with Stillwater Capital and Woods Capital; the City of Frisco, as well as its Economic and Community Development Corporations; and the Frisco Independent School District.


“Our move to Frisco will be


transcendent for the PGA of America,” said Seth Waugh, CEO, PGA of America. “Everything great starts with a dream. Tis is the beginning of a bold, new journey as we bring together world-class partners in a world-class location – to deliver innovative and differentiated experiences for our nearly 29,000 PGA Golf Professionals, golfers of all abilities and our staff.”


Two championship golf courses,


a short course, and practice areas totaling 45 holes; a clubhouse; Class AA office space; a 500-room Omni resort and 127,000-square-foot conference center; a technologically advanced retail village; parks and open space plus several miles of


trails, will complement this unique, signature development. Read more at pga.org


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