Interesting Tidbits . . .

Air Conditioning: 2,600 tons
Enough air conditioning to cool 550 homes

Bleachers: 22,158 seats
This is more than enough seats to accommodate a capacity crowd at the MCI Center in Washington, DC -- site of the 2005 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

Carts: 297
If placed end to end the carts would stretch from the Pinehurst Members Club to The Carolina Hotel

Chain Link Fence: 11 miles
Sufficient fence to surround the perimeter of Central Park twice

Communications:
• 650 Radios
• 1,400 Telephone Lines
• 65 miles of temporary telephone wire
• 520 Televisions
• 62 Copiers & Faxes
• 33 Hours of Live Television Coverage

During the U.S. Open, Pinehurst will have the largest broadcast and media communications system in the State of North Carolina.

Concessions & Catering:
• 35,000 Krisy Kreme Doughnuts
• 75,000 Hot Dogs
• 330,000 Beers
• 56,000 Cookies
• 245,000 pounbds of Ice

Office Trailers: 76
With a combined total of 30,000 square feet of office space

Parking Places: 30,000
Equivalent to all parking spaces at Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Power: 8 Megawatts
This is enough electricity to power the entire town of Aberdeen (800 homes)

Restroom Facilities: 516 Individual Units & 32 Restroom Trailers
This is equivalent to all of the restroom facilities at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina

Security: 36,000 law enforment hours

Temporary Roads: 8,300 cubic yards
Enough rock to build a cart path from the first tee of Pinehurst No. 2 to the Rockingham International Speedway

Tents: 300,000 square feet
This is enough tenting to house the entire Carolina Hotel

Volunteers:
• 5,400 Volunteers
• From 47 states and 8 countries -- as far away as Croatia!
• Will work an estimated 97,200 Hours