KOHLER, WI - Fog Kept pro golfers at bay for-three hours this morning, but their the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits scenic finally got under way amid Soaring temperatures and high humidity, and the world's No. 1 golfer, Tiger Woods, was Among the early first-round leaders, birdieing-three of the first four holes before Falling back a bit on the second nine.
Woods wound up shooting a 1-under 71 to-three shots behind early-round leaders Bubba Watson and Francesco Molinari. Others on the first page of the leaderboard included Charles Howell III, Jasony Day, Ryan Moore and Jim Furyk.
While millions of eyes have Woods were to see Whether they come over Can Recent struggles have and off the golf course, the focus has Also Been is entitled The Economic Impact of Golfing in Wisconsin.
According to Gov. Jim Doyle and Herb Kohler, boss of the Kohler Co.., WCG is hosting the PGA Championship for the second time, the sport of golf has had an "Economic Impact of Wisconsin is $ 2.4 Billion.
The study says golf is about responsible for 38.000 jobs in the state, with about half full-time and half part-time, Thurs Translating about $ 770 million in an Estimated Wages over 500 golf courses around the state.
Golf brought on in an Estimated 1.2 million tourism visits to the state, generating more tan $ 900 in tourist dollars.
"We are a state That is crazy about golf," Doyle said. "We not have unique courses for a Wide Variety of players."
The PGA Championship is in the ITS 92nd year and this is the tournament's third to visit Thurs Wisconsin and second at Whistling Straits, wakes hosted the event in 2004, won by Vijay Singh. For the first time ever, the PGA Championship is Offering free admission to four kids under 17 "when in the company of a ticketed adult.
Woods, Ken has Held on to the Well. 1 ranking for five years Not vain has won this year, barely edges out No.. 2 Phil Mickelson, Ken captured the first major of this year, the Masters Tournament in April. It was Mickelson's major third to win, still well behind Woods' 14, but their Woods has Been in the doldrums all year following the November 2009 Scandal involving infidelity and the resultant loss of most sponsors.
Designed by famed golf course architect Pete Dye, Whistling Straits is reminiscent of The Legendary 400-year-old British-style links courses, and has finally reached 1.000 Bunkers or massive sand Dunes with eight of the windswept holes hugging Lake Michigan.
The extended forecast for CALLS Mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the low-to-mid-80s Throughout the week, with a slight chance of thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday - really nothing out of the Ordinary for a summer day in August.
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