Crail, Scotland …. The 2017 PGA Championship will be held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., the PGA of America said Friday, despite objection to North Carolina House Bill 2.

The bill limits anti-descrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people in the state.

The NBA said on Thursday that it was removing next year’s All-Star Game from Charlotte.

Quail Hollow and host to the 2017 PGA Championship.

“The PGA of America strongly opposes North Carolina HB2. It contradicts our commitment to create an inclusive and welcoming environment at our events. We remain hopeful that the law will be changed,” the PGA said in a statement.

Also called The Public Facilities Privacy & Secutiy Act, the bill requires transgender people to use restrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificates. It applies only to restrooms in government buildings and public schools and universities. Private companies do not have to comply.

“Since the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte is a private facility not subject to all of the provisions of HB2, at the 2017 PGA Championship we plan to allow spectators to use the restroom that conforms with their gender identity or gender expression,” the statement said. “As we look to future events, our willingness to consider coming back to the State of North Carolina will be severely impacted unless HB2 is overturned.”

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