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CHARLOTTE — The 2022 Presidents Cup is officially underway at the Quail Hallow Golf Club in south Charlotte after 18 months of preparation.
Fans woke up early to get a taste of the atmosphere.
“We woke up at 6 o’clock this morning, caught an Uber here, five people in front of us in line,” one fan said. “We’ve been excited all day.”
Channel 9′s DaShawn Brown talked to fans from countries across the world that came to see the spectacle.
“The city was amazing and the course,” a fan from Chile said. “I would really like to play golf here.”
Joy Newman, who traveled from Alabama, lived out her late father’s dream in coming to the event.
“We just said, you know what, I’ve always wanted to do this, let’s go,” Newman said. “My daddy’s dream before he died was to go to one of these.”
Gov. Roy Cooper was in town Thursday to watch the action and stressed the importance impact Charlotte will feel from the event to the media.
“When I talk to CEOs, especially across the world I talk about NC’s 520 golf courses,” Cooper said. “We’ve just become a centerpiece for golf around the world. And it affects how people view our state.”
President Joe Biden may attend, according to Cooper, and a slew of celebrities will be in town.
Cooper also told Channel 9 that other big figures are expected to be in Charlotte this weekend. Cooper said former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are expected to be in attendance.
Top talent from the United States and International teams will showcase talent from across the world in a match-play style event. Twelve players from the U.S. will take on 12 players from around the world, excluding Europe.
Even with the national presence, some locals were on hand.
Charlotte’s own, David Love III, is taking part in the tournament and South Carolina native Darius Tucker sang Thursday’s national anthem.
The Presidents Cup is only held in America every four years, and 2022 will be the first time the event will be held in the Southeast. Quail Hollow usually holds the PGA’s Wells Fargo Championship every May, but didn’t hold it this year in preparation for the Presidents Cup.
The action will last through Sunday afternoon. There will be a different start time each day. Thursday’s foursome action will last until 6 p.m. Friday’s four-ball play starts at 11:30 a.m. and goes through 6 p.m.
Saturday’s foursome and four-ball play goes from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. To end the tournament, singles play goes from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
(WATCH BELOW: Fan Guide: Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club)
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