The United States Golf Association is the governing body for golf in the United States, its territories, and Mexico. The not-for-profit group writes and interprets the rules of the game, provides handicap information, offers turf consulting, and funds equipment and course maintenance research and testing. It also holds several national championship events, including the US Open, the US Women's Open, and the US Senior Open. The group generates most of its revenue from the sale of broadcast rights to championship tournaments and other matches, as well as through membership fees. The USGA was founded in 1894.

Palace Entertainment Holdings wants to rule the fun realm. Palace Entertainment Holdings owns nearly 40 family fun centers, theme parks, and water parks in some ten states. Palace Entertainment's family locations include such features as go-cart racing, video game arcades, laser tag, and bumper boats. They operate under the Boomer'!s, Castle Park, SpeedZone, and Mountasia names, among others. Visitors can also slip and slide at Palace Entertainment's ten water parks, such as Water Country, Big Kahuna's, Wet 'n Wild, and Splish Splash. Palace Entertainment is a subsidiary of European park operator Parques Reunidos.

You might say this company is angling for hungry customers from the pool of seafood fans. Rockfish Seafood Grill operates about 15 rustic-themed seafood restaurants mostly in the Dallas and Houston areas. The small chain's menu offers a wide variety of seafood selections and features specialty appetizers and signature entrees. For meat-eating customers, the restaurants offer beef and chicken options. Randy DeWitt and his wife, Michele opened the first Rockfish location in 1998. CEO Henry Leonard and Dallas restaurant investor Ray Washburne control the company with backing from a group of private equity firms.

Santa's Village was established in 1955 as a tourist destination by a group of local citizens when the Highway 11 was built and bypassed Bracebridge. These citizens felt that perhaps Santa would like a summer home in the most beautiful cottage area in Ontario which also happened to be conveniently located half way between the equator and the North Pole, on the 45th parallel. Santa liked the idea so much that he had his elves build, not just a cottage, but a whole village to which he could invite everyone to come and experience the joy of Christmas all summer long. Under Santa's direction, the elves put in rides, games and an amphitheatre and prepared delicious food to please his guests. All of this is set in an enchanting natural woodland and watercourse environment.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the organizing body for women's golf, overseeing development and promotion of the game and its star players. It operates the LPGA Tour consisting of about 30 events a year. In addition to its high-profile golf tournaments, the organization runs the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Division, which is the golf education and development subsidiary for its 1,200 members. The LPGA was founded in 1950, making it one of the oldest women's sports organizations in the world.

Vantage Hospitality Group's partners had a vision to develop a different hotel brand affiliation model - one that offered a better Return on Investment and more world-class services and resources, and put the decision-making power in the hands of its hotel owners. In 1999, this vision became reality with the launch of Americas Best Value Inn.Vantage's innovative Freestyle® Brand Affiliation model allows our members the opportunity to be "In Business for Themselves, Not by Themselves." This concept has revolutionized the hospitality industry, as the award-winning Americas Best Value Inn brand has broken all growth records by expanding from two to 900 hotels in 10 years. The Lexington Collection was added in 2007, premiering as the only membership brand in the upper-mid and upscale lodging segments. Hotel owners worldwide have embraced the Freestyle® concept and Vantage's brands, with rapid expansion also taking place in Canada, China, India, and the Middle East.Today, Vantage Hospitality Group is the 10th largest hotel company worldwide and has grown to include a broad spectrum of hospitality-related ventures. And the original Vantage partners are still overseeing their respective divisions, offering members stability and cohesiveness that have served as a foundation for their brands' growth.

The ancient Chinese secret behind P.F. Chang's success is upscale American service. P.F. Chang's China Bistro owns and operates about 200 full-service Asian-style bistro restaurants in about 40 states that offer lunch and dinner menus inspired by five culinary regions of China. The chain's restaurants offer stylish dining areas, display kitchens, and narrative murals based on ancient Chinese designs. The company also owns and operates more than 160 quick-casual outlets under the name Pei Wei Asian Diner. Found mostly in Texas, Connecticut, and Arizona, the eateries offer a limited menu with an emphasis on carry-out service.

The Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America serves as a collective and unified voice of a collection of member racetracks in order to promote thoroughbred racing. It also advises member tracks on legislative matters and statistics and related racing information. The organization (which is made up of 49 member racing associations operating 43 racetracks in the US and Canada) was formed in 1942.

Wigan Athletic Football Club has a long history in various divisions in English football. Nicknamed the Latics, the team played at Springfield Park stadium from 1897 until 1999. However, their first season in the professional English League was in 1978. Wigan Athletic FC now plays in the JJB Stadium that opened in 1999. The 25,000-capacity stadium also plays host to the Wigan Rugby League Club. In 2005 the team finished 2nd in the Championship (formerly Division 1) to gain promotion to the Premiership. Following the demise of Wigan Borough, the team was formed as Wigan Athletic in 1932.

Manchester United Limited company owns and operates Manchester United Football Club, one of the most popular and successful soccer teams in the world. Known to supporters as The Red Devils, Man U boasts 18 championship titles in the UK's Premier League, as well as 11 FA Cup titles. Manchester United generates revenue primarily through ticket sales at venerable Old Trafford stadium, as well as through broadcasting rights and sales of Red Devils merchandise. Man U was founded as Newton Heath in 1878 before changing its name in 1902. It is owned by American tycoon Malcolm Glazer, whose holdings include the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL team.

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