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US Open bringing big economic boom to Moore County
An economic impact of $150 million to $190 million is expected to come to Pinehurst and the surrounding area, providing a big boost for surrounding businesses.
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An economic impact of $150 million to $190 million is expected to come to Pinehurst and the surrounding area, providing a big boost for surrounding businesses.
STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY'RE WORKING TO PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT THEY CAN. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU. TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT PINEHURST NOW TO GET THE SCAFFOLDING UP, GETTING EVERYTHING SET. >> THE COUNTDOWN IS UNDERWAY NOW FOR THE 2024 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE RIGHT HERE ON WRAL. WHEN IT HAPPENS LIVE AT PINEHURST. HOW GILBERT BAIZE WAS AT GOLF'S TO MECCA TO FIND OUT SOME OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT THIS EVENT BRINGS TO MOORE COUNTY. >> NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS, THERE'S NEVER A BAD DAY ON THE GOLF COURSE. AND WHEN YOU'RE AT PINEHURST NUMBER 2, JUST A MONTH AWAY FROM THE U.S. OPEN ALL I NEED TO FOLKS UP IN THAT GRAND STAGE HERE IN FOR ME. >> THIS IS 15 FEET OF GREATNESS. HEY, STEWARDS SINKS THE PUTT ON 18 TO WIN THE 1999. U.S. OPEN AT PINEHURST. NUMBER 2. >> STEWART'S ICONIC FIST PUMP IS IMMORTALIZED IN BRONZE OUTSIDE THE PINE WHOSE CLUBHOUSE? >> 4 MONTHS LATER, HE WOULD DIE AND BIZARRE PLANE CRASH IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SEE THE PAYNE STEWART STATUE OUT FRONT AND THE MEMORIES THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED HERE TO ACTUALLY SEE IT ON TV. SEE IT FROM AFAR AND FOLLOW THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT ACTUALLY BE HERE NOW IS SOME SPECIAL JOE YOUNGKIN, HIS BUDDY JIMMY CAMP ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN. THIS IS THEIR FIRST TRIP TO PINE HERS. BUT TO BE AT THE WORLD RENOWNED PINEHURST IS A IS A TREAT FOR ME 3, MY GOOD FRIENDS WHO ARE GETTING A FEW FEW ROUNDS AND TOGETHER THEY VISIT TO THE GULF MECCA IN MOORE COUNTY WILL PLAY OUT COUNTLESS TIMES COME FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND. >> THE PGA TOUR IS EXPECTING CLOSE TO 250,000 PEOPLE AT THIS YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP. IT WILL GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR MOORE COUNTY RESTAURANTS, MOTELS AND LOCAL MERCHANTS. WE CAN FIGURE ANYWHERE BETWEEN A RANGE OF 150 MILLION DOLLAR 190 MILLION. THEN WITH THIS BEING ONE OF OUR BIGGER CHAMPIONSHIPS. I CERTAINLY FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE HIGHER AND THE NEW 18. 95 CLUB WILL GENERATE LOTS OF CASH AT HOLE. NUMBER 18, ITS PREMIUM SEATING IN THE CLIMATE CONTROL ATMOSPHERE WITH TONS OF AMENITIES AND THE PGA IS INVESTING. BIG BUGS HERE AT PINEHURST AS WELL. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT'S OUR WHAT WERE CALLED OFF HOUSE PINEHURST. AND IT'S OUR OUR SECOND HOME ARE. >> HEADQUARTERS IS UP IN NEW JERSEY, BUT NOW WE HAVE 70 OF OUR STAFF ABOUT ABOUT 25% OF THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT IS NOW HEADQUARTERED HERE AT PINEHURST. BUT FORGET ABOUT ALL THE MONEY THIS FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE ALL ABOUT THE GOALS. IT'S THE BEST OF THE BEST DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST. NOW IN GULF U DRIVE FOR SHOW AND PUTT FOR DOUGH. AND NEXT MONTH HERE AT THE U.S. OPEN HERE AT PINEHURST, NUMBER 2, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY MADE HERE IN MOORE COUNTY IN MOORE COUNTY, GILBERT BAYS, WRAL, NEWS, YOUR PUTT FOR DOUGH. AS AS ABOUT RIGHT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA ABOUT HOW MUCH DO ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE AT THE U.S. OPEN. >> THE MOST EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM TICKETS ARE AND WHAT THEY CALLED THE 18 95 CLUB. IF YOU WANT A FIVE-DAY PAST, IT WILL COST YOU $11,000. BUT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE ALREADY SOLD OUT. LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY. I GUESS YOU CAN'T YOU CAN STILL GET THOSE TICKETS FOR SATURDAY