Golf

The Quail Hollow Golf Championship is in full swing! The Pro-Am starts today and is already a success! The former Wachovia Championship has raised over $9.4 million for charity, and is recognized as one of the top events on the PGA TOUR.  The 6 million dollar purse also helps.

The tournament started in 2003 and has brought some of the top names in golf!  Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh, Davis Love II, you get the picture.   This golf tournament in South Charlotte has done wonders for the economy too.  Even in this 2009, year of (fill in adjective) the golf tournament is only down 10% on sponsors and they still  hope to donate close to 2 million this year to Teach for America.

With the high profile names in town, Charlotte’s hotels, restaurants, B&Bs, and transportation industries all get a nice little bump in this 2009 year of (insert your adjective hear). So if you get stuck in extra traffic, lane closures, or can’t even get into your own neighborhood, it is a small inconvenience for what this little golf tournament  does for our region.