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Everything You Need To Know About Next Week’s PGA Championship in Charlotte
By Luciano Hendrix - August 5, 2017
The City of Charlotte is about to host it’s first ever PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Club – becoming only the third golf course in the North Carolina’s history to host the season’s biggest event.
The 99th PGA Championship will be a crowning achievement for Charlotte’s Quail Hollow after 5 decades of hosting tours. The club first started hosting prominent golf tours in 1969 including; the Kemper Open (1969-79); the World Seniors Invitational (1980-89); and the Quail Hollow Championship (formerly the Wachovia Championship), which began in 2003.
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Quail Hollow Club will join Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (1936) and Tanglewood Golf Club of Winston-Salem (1974) as the only North Carolina venues to host a PGA Championship.
Schedule of Events for the PGA Championship, Aug. 7 to Aug. 13:
Practice rounds — Monday – Wednesday, 7 a.m. to dusk
Long Drive Contest, Hole 10 Tee — Tuesday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Championship Rounds — Thursday-Friday, 7:20 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Championship Rounds — Saturday – Sunday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Wanamaker Trophy Presentation — Sunday, Aug. 13, immediately following the end of play
Tickets to the Event
Practice Round tickets for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are starting at $5.
Championship Round tickets for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are starting at $53.
Weekly passes are starting at $419.
Getting to the Event
If you’re coming by public transportation, that the CATS LYNX Blue Line to the Sharon Road West station. A free shuttle will run from the station to the Main Spectator Bus Terminal.
Taking Uber? Use “8801 Park Road Charlotte” as the drop-off address.
Parking
Parking in some neighborhoods near Quail Hollow Golf Course will be affected, with parking restricted to one side of the street.
Gleneagles Road will be closed to through traffic between Quail Hollow Road and Park Road from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day of the tournament.
CDOT will have staff in the Traffic Management Center to monitor traffic conditions to help mitigate congestion during the event.
Headed to the event? Event parking will be at the Bojangles Coliseum at 2700 E. Independence Boulevard, Carowinds at 14523 Carowinds Boulevard, and the Ballantyne Corporate Park at 13860 Ballantyne Corporate Place. There will be a free shuttle running to the course. You can find more information here.
Items not permitted inside the event include:
Backpacks of any size and drawstring bags.
Bags larger than 10” x 10” x 10” in their natural state. Prohibited bags will NOT be accepted or stored at the golf course. Bags larger than 10” x 10” x 10” sold in The Championship Shops will be tagged as prohibited for re-admission.
Personal electronics such as computers, laptops, or tablets
Drones, hoverboards, laser pointers or selfie sticks.
All oversized chairs with wide arm rests (portable folding canvas chairs are permitted).
Carry bags will be searched prior to entry.
Weapons of any kind (regardless of permit), including pocket knives
Buckets, ladders, milk crates, or stools
Banners, posters, or signs
Any materials with unauthorized advertising or promotion
Coolers
Golf clubs
Food (except in limited quantities for medical dietary or infant purposes)
Alcohol
Beverages (one unopened, sealed bottle of water per spectator is permitted)
Other items deemed inappropriate or dangerous by Championship security at their sole discretion.
Television Coverage Schedule
Thursday, Aug. 10
Live Coverage, TNT 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Highlight Show, CBS 12:37 a.m. – 1:07 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 11
Live Coverage, TNT 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Highlight Show, CBS 12:37 a.m. – 1:07 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 12
Live Coverage, TNT 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Live Coverage, CBS 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 13
Live Coverage, TNT 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Live Coverage, CBS 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
You can find out more information Charlotte’s first PGA Championship here.
