sports
What’s up sports? Charlotte scores in top 10 percent of US cities
Nov. 9. With the North American sports worth on the order of $80 billion, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best Sports Cities. Charlotte ranked 28th out of 392 cities. Americans spend a lot of money on sports every year. Money pours in from ticket and merchandise sales, media rights and […]
World Golf Hall of Fame returning to Pinehurst
July 20. The World Golf Hall of Fame, which was founded in Pinehurst in 1974 and then moved to St. Augustine, Fla. nearly a quarter century ago, is returning to North Carolina in 2024. The World Golf Hall of Fame was founded in Pinehurst in 1974. It moved to St. Augustine in 1998, but attendance […]
On the upswing: Golf worth $4.2 billion to NC
Aug. 31. By Dave Yochum. Gov. Roy Cooper has declared Tuesday, Aug. 31 “North Carolina Golf Day” in honor of golf’s role in the economy, health, environmental stewardship and tourism of North Carolina. The 2022 Presidents Cup and the 2025 PGA Championship to be held at the Quail Hollow Club. On the upswing Del Ratcliffe, […]
