PGA Tour: Jay Monahan declares no fans through at least Valero Texas Open
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has declared that there will be no spectators at PGA Tour events for the time being.
Continuing in the line of professional sports events around the world, the PGA Tour has made a change to how their events will be played. Although they haven’t gone as far as some of the soccer leagues around the world, the NBA, or college basketball, Jay Monahan has declared that starting with round two at the Players Championship, there will be no spectators allowed.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to people, as most leagues around the world, regardless of sport, are all going on the same path.
The saving grace with golf is that the game in itself is spread out so much, that there isn’t going to be any contact or crowding with the players, which isn’t something that can really be said for any other sports.
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The announcement of no spectators isn’t the only piece of information that came out in Jay Monahan’s decision, as there has also been a change to one of the tournaments. The Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, which is a secondary event, has been canceled. This is an event that would’ve been held at the same time as the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship.
The PGA Tour seems to be doing the right thing, and it is due to their unique situation that they are able to keep playing. Amidst all the other cancellations, events being moved, and worry that you see in other leagues, the fact that golf is going to continue to happen, at least for the time being, is something that we can all rejoice in.
Personally, it makes me quite happy. The Seattle Mariners (my local team) won’t be playing in Seattle for the foreseeable future, and who knows how long it will be until they let fans in again.
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The fact that I can sit down in front of my TV, or laptop or phone, every Thursday through Sunday and continue to watch golf is a fantastic way to get away and mostly avoid the craze that is going on outside. That’s what sports are here for, to help us focus in on something and forget, at least for a little while, about what is going on elsewhere. Thankfully, the PGA Tour is able to continue doing that.