Saying "Charlotte deserves this. Quail Hollow deserves it," PGA of America CEO Joe Steranka officially announced today that Quail Hollow Club will host the 2017 PGA Championship.
The Wells Fargo Championship will continue through 2014, but club president Johnny Harris said there have been no discussions about extending the PGA Tour event
though it remains a possibility.
Gov. Bev Perdue and Mayor Anthony Foxx were among the political leaders who attended the announcement.
"This is a big deal in North Carolina," Perdue said.
Said Tiger Woods, the world's top-ranked golfer: "Quail Hollow is an outstanding golf course that has the qualities to host a major. This is Charlotte's first major, and the people there, and in the surrounding areas, understand and appreciate great golf."
- Ron Green Jr.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
'This is a big deal:' Charlotte to host major in 2017
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So nice to see Perdue and Foxx were there to take credit for the many years of work other people have done.
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