by Gillian McDade
Dungannon’s Darren Clarke is thought to be one of the driving forces behind the popularity of golf here.
Northern Ireland’s golf industry is worth around £130m.
It supports more than two thousand jobs here.
The research has been carried out by the Confederation of Golf in Ireland.
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