Tickets for the competition have been sold out for months, although passes for Monday and Tuesday practice rounds are still available. This year's event has surpassed all past PGA revenue marks for ticket and corporate hospitality sales, officials have said. "The next stop is Quail Hollow for the PGA Championship." "There are four times a year when golf transcends sports," said tournament director Jason Mengel. If the Texan wins at Quail Hollow he would become just the the sixth golfer to win all four major tournaments, known as a Career Grand Slam. Jordan Spieth's recent victory at the British Open super-charged the importance of this year's PGA Championship, to be held Aug. The NBA All-Star Game is scheduled to return in 2019. The PGA is expected to draw more than 40,000 fans on some days - compared with about 35,000 at the Wells Fargo.Ĭharlotte's first-ever golf major will rank among the most prestigious sporting events the city has hosted, joining the likes of the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, the 2016 NFC Championship game, prominent NASCAR races and men's and women's Final Four college basketball games in the '90s. But that's where the similarities largely end - and even the course itself has been significantly reshaped since the last Wells Fargo in 2016.Īs one of golf's four annual major championships, everything has been super-sized at the PGA Championship, from the crowds to the number of star players to even the merchandise shop.
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Yes, both events feature PGA Tour golfers and unfold on the same pastoral patch of prime south Charlotte real estate. So when the PGA Championship arrives at the same course next month, they should feel right at home, right?
Charlotte golf fans have been flocking to the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club for years.
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