[Golf Topic] PGA Tour 'Two-Season Tournament Confusion'... Next Season Also Starts in September

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The PGA Tour holds tournaments for two seasons alternately.

This is an ironic situation caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Safeway Open organizing committee announced on the 16th, "The 2020/2021 season Safeway Open will be held for four days from September 10 to 13." The venue remains the Silverado Golf Course in Napa, California, USA. The 2019/2020 season Safeway Open was held from September 26 to 29 last year, with Cameron Champ (USA) winning by one stroke.

The problem is the confusion caused by holding this season's and next season's tournaments alternately. One week after the Safeway Open ends, the US Open is scheduled, and two months later, the Masters is planned. Both the US Open and the Masters are for the 2019/2020 season. The US Open, originally scheduled for June, was postponed to September due to the spread of COVID-19, and the Masters was also delayed to November for the same reason. The Safeway Open organizing committee said, "We are pleased to finalize the schedule," adding, "Someday, COVID-19 will come to an end."

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