LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Craig Greenberg appeared before state lawmakers on Tuesday to answer questions about Louisville’s challenges and triumphs including how the city fared with the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
It comes a couple of weeks after charges were dropped against pro golfer Scottie Scheffler.
Scheffler was arrested and accused of failing to obey traffic orders and dragging Det. Bryan Gillis with his PGA-vehicle as Gillis was working a deadly crash outside of the Valhalla Golf Club.
Despite the negative attention, Greenberg told lawmakers the PGA was satisfied with the results.
“The PGA was incredibly pleased with the relationship with the city, with the new ownership and with the results of the tournament, the record attendance, the record speed to sell all the corporate venues that were out there,” he said. “The ratings were up significantly. I’m excited about the future of working with Valhalla.”
There are no active plans to bring the PGA back to Valhalla.
The PGA Championship is scheduled years in advance and the earliest it could return is 2032.
About 200,000 fans attended the tournament.
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