This weekend is the Quail Hollow Golf Championship here in Charlotte North Carolina. A favorite among PGA players since it's inauguration in 2003. This year the tournament has received more press than ever before because of Tiger Woods playing in it. Now, he has played in this tournament in the past. However; this is his first non major golf championship since his infidelity surfaced last year. Thus, the press and media are vying for information and to see how he handles the pressure of playing while answering questions about his home life.
But the Quail Hollow Golf Championship is more than just the story of Tiger Woods. Besides becoming one of the top spots on the tour outside of the majors; it does a lot for local charities and communities. The Quail Hollow Championship has raised over 9 MILLION dollars in 6 short years for charity. The past two years they have sponsored one of the dearest charities to me. Teach for America. A program that takes college students and they commit two years of teaching in urban and rural public schools where the children are not at the grade level they need to be at due to social or economic situations.
The goal of teach for America is to have ALL children across the United States having a fair chance to receive the education they deserve regardless of their economic status. Because today children in these schools that they help are at a huge disadvantage starting at an early age. The average fourth grader is two years behind his or her peer in a more affluent area.
So, though the talk this weekend will be about Tiger Woods playing in his first non major golf championship since the majors; remember this tournament is more than that.
Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
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