The Ryder Cup will make a $160 million impact on Long Island’s economy this year, according to new estimates.

Prepared by business group Long Island Association and released Monday, the estimates draw on attendance and impact figures from previous golf events and information from the Professional Golfers' Association of America and regional travel and leisure industry. They project that the weeklong event will create about 1,000 part-time and full-time jobs and draw 250,000 fans, including up to 175,000 visitors from around the world and other parts of the United States.

"This is going to be one of the most impactful sporting events to take place on Long Island," said Matt Cohen, LI Association CEO. "Long Island will be the epicenter" of the sporting world for the duration of the competi

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