Governor Stein emphasizes the economic effects of the PGA championship, joining Asheville players

Charlotte (Wos) – It will be no surprise that Golf is an annual manufacturing industry of $ 4 billion in North Carolina and employs thousands of people.

Governor Josh Stein was in Charlotte on Friday and was pleased that this year's PGA championship will generate around 100 million US dollars. He also gave news 13 a look at what it would be like to improve it with him.

“I keep the score of how many golf balls I lose. If I do less than 10, it's a good day,” said Stein.

For tournament director Jason Soucy, this event is the highlight of 27 months of planning and execution.

He expects 40,000 fans a day over the weekend and enjoy functions such as all-inclusive functions, never ending food and non-alcoholic drinks that are included with the championship ticket, with which fans can go through and get out again to look at the action.

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“If my Chief competition officer does not call us on the radio what is going on outside the ropes. We simply lean back and watch what is going on within the ropes and play the best players in the world,” said Soucy.

Luke Lovell from Country Club of Asheville is one of the huge group of golf professionals from all over the country in the Quail Hollow Club, which helps with the introduction of her championship.

Twenty of his colleagues qualified to play together with well -known names such as Rory Mcilroy and Scottie Scheffler. Lovell said that was the dream.

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“Just to be our PGA championship that we come here and this tournament, volunteer work and for all PGA professionals who work across the country can support something to have something that represents it is a good feeling,” said Lovell.

Lovell works 12-hour layers and runs at 9 a.m. before spending the rest of his time to distribute golf balls on the driving range.

He said it was his favorite thing to watch the professional exercises, and he would be here again to achieve another shift on Sunday.