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The NBA has already announced it would move the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, N.C., after repeated threats to lawmakers to amend the law — which bars transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. The PGA released its own strongly worded statement Thursday:
STEELE: Hard history lesson for N.C.
Aside from hosting the PGA Championship in 2017, Quail Hollow Country Club, also in Charlotte, is home to the PGA Tour’s annual Wells Fargo Open. The 2024 U.S. Open is scheduled to return to Pinehurst, as is the 2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship and the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship. Losing any PGA-hosted events in North Carolina would cost local economies millions of dollars.
DEVENEY: Conscience guided Silver
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski also condemned the controversial, seemingly anti-LGBT law this week. The bill ultimately cost his team a game against Albany in the upcoming basketball season.
