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Seeing green: Classic 'keeps people talking about golf'.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-SEP-04
Format: Online - approximately 796 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Metro area retailers, restaurants and golf outlets see more green during the weeklong Southern Farm Bureau Classic (SFBC).

"I'm definitely one that benefits from the tournament, there's no question," said pro golfer Randy Watkins, owner of Whisper Lake and Patrick Farms Golf Clubs and Randy Watkins Golf Cars. "I rent the tournament a lot of golf carts, I get a lot of play, and I get some corporate functions. A bank or car dealership might entertain customers by playing at Whisper Lake in the morning and taking them to a hospitality tent at the tournament in the afternoon."

Locally, people play more golf during tournament week, but they also play longer as weather permits "especially when their football...

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