BY ALEX REECE
What it means
Zooming out
Looking ahead
Frisco sees roughly 7 million visitors every year, Cheney said. “We’re very much a tourist destination,” he said. With multiple events and conferences held at the PGA campus alone, the visitor economy is only going to grow, Dill said. “What’s already strong is just going to get stronger, which is exciting,” Dill said. “We’ll create a diverse and robust economy that residents will benefit from for a long time.”
More events are on the horizon for the PGA that are also expected to add to Frisco’s sales tax revenue and tax base, officials said.
Aside from encouraging other develop- ments to open, which are expected to in turn help the city’s economy, the PGA has helped Frisco get more name recognition, Dill said. The jobs, infrastructure, events and reputation it has brought to the city will only continue to put Frisco on the map, he said. Several north Frisco infrastructure proj- ects are underway and expected to wrap up in 2026 to account for the growth in the area, including Universal Parkway, Frisco Street and US 380. “I’m excited for what the future looks like out there and some of the projects that are circling,” Dill said. “It’s transformative for the northern corridor of our city.” The PGA’s halo effect also reaches Frisco’s schools, Cheney said. Families with aspiring golf players could look to move to the city to have access to PGA facilities through its partnership with Frisco ISD, he said.
2024 : PGA Jr. League Championship 2025: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
2026
May 2027: PGA Championship
2028
2029: Senior PGA Championship
2030
“The PGA has absolutely been a catalytic project for north Frisco and those developments that have come in,” GLORIA SALINAS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
2031: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
2032 2033
2034: PGA Championship
SOURCE: PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS’ ASSOCIATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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