The 125th U.S. Open is having a huge economic impact this year for the region.
Over 200-thousand people are expected to be in Oakmont to watch the tournament take place over the weekend.
But according to Visit Pittsburgh's President and CEO Jerad Bacher, there's a lot of lead-up to the event as well.
“The USGA .
. . are in and out of Pittsburgh from a planning perspective for a long period of time, even more than year before the tournament happens,” said Bacher. “But, then you have a lot of these players come in and practice at the course and all of that really drive a lot of economic activity.”
The first time that the U.S. Open was played at Oakmont was in 1927. No other course has hosted more in history.
This weekend marks the 10th time the Open has been at Oakmont.
And, with all those people visiting Oakmont and the event through the weekend, there is plenty of food and there will be plenty of leftovers.
Much of the food will not go to waste.
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank's food rescue program is a huge part of their operations.
Last year the food bank rescued 20.4-million pounds of food...food that would normally be thrown into a dumpster.
Christa Johnson, Communications specialist with the food bank, says they are now working with USGA, Ridgewells Catering and 412 Food Rescue at the U.S. Open in Oakmont.
“This is food that’s going to get into the hands of families and individuals in our area that need it,” said Johnson.
On June 17, she says they’ll pick up the food at the golf course, bring it all back to their warehouse and distribute it into the hands of people in our area that need it the most.