The PGA Tour and the Memorial scrapped state-approved plans to have limited spectators next week because of what it described as rapidly changing dynamics of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The Memorial, hosted by Jack Nicklaus at his Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, was in line to be the first tournament with spectators since golf resumed its schedule on June 11 in Texas. 1 priority for our ‘Return to Golf’ — the health and safety of all involved,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement Monday (Tuesday in Manila). The absence of spectators also means the tournament will not have a pro-am. It’s the first time since 1957 a course has held different PGA Tour events in consecutive weeks.

Source: Manila Times July 07, 2020 16:33 UTC