Fans’ guide to Wells Fargo Championship: How to get there, get in and what’s allowed
Tickets
Tickets are available throughout the week. Information: wellsfargochampionship.com. Tickets will also be available at the Will Call location at Quail Hollow Club.
Getting there
Parking, shuttles: There is no parking at Quail Hollow Club. Authorized tournament parking through Friday is from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Carowinds. Authorized tournament parking Saturday and Sunday is from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Ballantyne Corporate Park off Johnston Road (Exit 61 on Interstate 485) and in the SouthPark area off Barclay Downs Drive.
A free uptown Charlotte shuttle service will run (5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.) from the Charlotte Convention Center’s Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard entrance. Parking will be available in surrounding lots.
A free shuttle service will run from the All American Pub, 200 East Bland St., Thursday through Sunday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with pickup and dropoff every two hours.
Uber riders can be dropped off and picked up at a designated lot on Glen Eagles Road, within easy walking distance of the golf course.
Handicapped parking is at at Forest Hill Church, 7224 Park Rd., Monday through Friday and at Quail Hollow Middle School, 2901 Smithfield Church Rd., Saturday and Sunday.
CATS Lynx: Riders of the light-rail line can take a free shuttle from the Sharon Road West station (5:30 a.m.-9 p.m.). There is no tournament parking there. Only fans with tournament tickets and Lynx tickets from stations other than Sharon Road West will be allowed on the tournament shuttle.
Bicycles: Bike racks are in the gravel parking lot across from the main entrance of the club, with a separate pedestrian entrance for fans who ride their bikes or walk to the tournament.
Cellphone policy
Cellphones are allowed. However, the following rules apply:
▪ Fans are allowed to text in all areas and take video and photos all week. Fans are asked not to interfere with players, caddies or the media and keep their devices on silent at all times.
▪ Calls will be permitted only in designated cellphone areas. See course map for approved areas. A cellphone charging center is near the first tee.
What you can’t bring
The tournament does not allow:
▪ Cameras
▪ Coolers
▪ Weapons
▪ Radios, televisions
▪ Opaque bags larger than 6-by-6-by-6 inches, including backpacks
▪ Clear tote bags
▪ Chair bags (chairs are allowed, bags are not)
▪ Lawn or oversize chairs
▪ Pets (except for service animals)
▪ Video cameras
▪ Computers or laptops
▪ Whistles, horns, noise makes
▪ Signs, banners, poles or rods
▪ Alcoholic beverages entering or leaving the tournament
▪ Food or beverages entering or leaving the tournament.
▪ Plastic, metal or glass cups, cans or containers (except for medical or infant needs)
▪ Fireworks or laser pointers
▪ Illegal substances
Autographs
Players will not sign autographs until finishing play and only in designated areas.
Will Call
▪ The main will-call area for tickets is at Symphony Park, behind SouthPark mall, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
▪ The satellite will-call location is at Ballantyne Corporate Park, also open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
▪ Tickets will also be available at the Will Call location at Quail Hollow Club.
Phone Centers
Public telephones are available at the driving range and the ninth green.
Music
The band Blue Dogs will play at Quail Hollow after play ends Saturday. Specialty drinks will also be available in honor of the Kentucky Derby running that day.
For the kids
▪ The Community Courtyard will feature three of the tournament’s primary charitable sponsors – Levine Children’s Hospital, The First Tee of Greater Charlotte and Teach For America - at Champions Park near the 10th fairway. Each organization will have educational-based games and activities.
▪ A fenced-in area located near the driving range allows kids 12-and-under to watch players warm up before they tee off and practice after they finish playing.
Food and drink
As usual, there are new food options, including Chick-fil-A and five local food trucks at the Green Mile Village. Also new: the William Hill Estates wine bar at the 18th tee.
This story was originally published May 1, 2018 at 5:21 PM with the headline "Fans’ guide to Wells Fargo Championship: How to get there, get in and what’s allowed."