The remainder of the PGA Tour schedule this season will be played without spectators after the organizers of four tournaments announced on Monday that they would close their events to the public. 1 priority remains the health and safety of everyone in the communities where we are invited,” Andy Pazder, the PGA Tour’s chief of tournaments, said in a statement, attributing the decision to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The organizers for the Wyndham Championship and the three tournaments that make up the FedEx Cup playoffs each released a separate statement on Monday announcing the decision. “These decisions are never easy,” Allison Fillmore, the executive director of the Tour Championship, said in a statement, “and we would like to thank the City of Atlanta and PGA Tour headquarters for their extensive collaboration as we arrived at what was the best decision for all involved with the Tour Championship and the community.”

Source: New York Times July 13, 2020 21:44 UTC