PGA Championship Postponed; PGA Tour Cancelled Thru May 10

You had to expect that it was coming. The PGA Tour has now cancelled four additional golf tournaments, the RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic, Wells Fargo and AT&T Byron Nelson. The PGA Championship, like the Masters, is postponed. They hope to hold it in the summer.

Those PGA Tour events affected include: RBC Heritage (April 13-19); Zurich Classic of New Orleans (April 20-26); Wells Fargo Championship (April 27-May 3); and AT&T Byron Nelson (May 4-10).

In addition, all the PGA Tour Champions events are cancelled through the same time frame, except for the Regions Tradition, which is moved to September 24-27.

PGA Tour cancellations apply to all six tours operated under the PGA Tour umbrella including Korn Ferry, LatinoAmerica, Mackenzie and China.

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It also includes the Mastercard Japan Championship on the PGA Tour Champions calendar which was to be held June 12-14. The Mastercard Japan Championship is cancelled because of travel advisories by the CDC, WHO and the U.S. Department of State.

A statement released by the PGA Tour said:

"“The health and safety of everyone associated with the PGA TOUR and the global community is and will continue to be our No. 1 priority as we navigate the ongoing health crisis related to the Coronavirus Pandemic.”"

The U.S. Open has not yet been cancelled, but today, they did send a statement saying that local qualifying has been cancelled for that tournament.

The USGA has cancelled the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, originally slated for Quail Creek Country Club in Naples, Florida, and the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, which was to be played at Philadelphia Cricket Club.

With the COVID19 problems in Westchester County, N.Y., where Winged Foot GC is located, it is doubtful that the USGA will hold the U.S. Open. The Governor of New York has called that area a hot spot for the disease.

The PGA Tour said it will work with the title sponsors and other organizations in golf to attempt to create some kind of a “meaningful conclusion” to the 2020 golf schedule.

Knowing that this means no competitive golf and no televised golf, the PGA Tour is working with its television partners regarding the airing of past PGA Tour events as well as what they term additional programming.

Perhaps golfers like Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas can continue to keep us informed about their fun matches as they try to stay sharp during this downturn in athletics.

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For more information about COVID-19, visit the CDC’s website or the website for your state’s Department of Health.

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