Bassmaster Events at Green Pond Brought $25.5M to Area
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 5:02PM Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer
Green Pond Landing and Events Center netted more than boatloads of fish at this year’s two Bassmaster Events.
The tournaments were recognized as 2022 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism after generating more than $25.5 million for the region.
“Anderson County relies heavily on Lake Hartwell and Green Pond Landing as an economic driver for our community, and the relationship we share with B.A.S.S. has been critical to our success as a destination for tournament fishing,” said Neil Paul, executive director of Visit Anderson. “We are extremely grateful to be recognized as a Champion in Economic Impact by Sports Destination Management for our part in hosting the record-breaking Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk as well as the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.”
The Bassmaster Classic drew a record 154,932 fans for events at Hartwell Lake and surrounding venues.
Sports Destination Management, which gives the annual award, is the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market.