CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Wells Fargo Championship has two years left on its contract to stay in Charlotte.
Cars packed the lawn Friday at Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church. Pastor Gus Succop said tournament parking raises $10,000 a year.
“That money is used all year for our mission giving,” he said.
On the course, fans were packed in, too. The entire spectacle brings in $50 million a year.
It didn’t take Eyewitness News long Friday to find people from around the country and the world spending money in Charlotte just because of the tournament.
“We’re staying at a nice hotel for four nights and eating at very nice local restaurants,” said Della Marshall from Knoxville.
Jenny Sewell came from England and said she's been shopping and golfing while in town.
“We came this week because we wanted to be here, at Quail Hollow,” she said.
First Tee Charlotte, a mentoring program, accepted $100,000 from Wells Fargo this week to expand in 18 new schools.
“There's a lot of money impact that affects a lot of people around here,” Charlotte resident Mark Zerona said.
It’s an impact that could fade in 2014.
On Friday, officials would only say they will be meeting with the PGA and Wells Fargo in the next few weeks to talk about the tournament's future. Some have suggested moving it to Carmel or Charlotte Country Club.
Christine Nixon, who has been there every year, said that would be better than no tournament at all.
“Oh, I would really miss it because this is the time I take my vacation,” she said. “I really would miss it.”
Tournament officials said they typically make a decision on a new contract within a year or two of the current deal expiring.
Quail Hollow will host the PGA Championship in 2017.