[Golf Topic] PGA Tour "Tour Championship Participants Advance to King of Kings Tournament"

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The participants of the Tour Championship, the final event of the U.S. Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour, will compete in the champions' tournament.

The PGA Tour office announced on the 3rd (Korean time) that "this year's Tour Championship participants will also be granted eligibility to compete in next year's Sentry Tournament of Champions." The Sentry Tournament of Champions is a "champions' tournament" where only last season's winners can participate. Usually, around 35 players compete, and there is no cut-off. This decision was made anticipating a decrease in the entry list due to the reduction of tournaments caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Furthermore, the PGA Tour stated, "The number of Monday qualifier spots, which was 4 per tournament, will be reduced from 4 to 2." This measure is to accommodate players with tour cards who lost opportunities to compete due to COVID-19. Monday qualifiers are the last chance for players without tour cards or those with lower seed rankings who do not have eligibility to participate in tournaments. The number of Monday qualifier spots will be restored to 4 starting next season.

The PGA Tour was fully suspended after the first round of The Players Championship, known as the "fifth major," in March due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The 2020 season resumed from the Charles Schwab Challenge on June 11, followed by the RBC Heritage (June 18?21) and the Travelers Championship (June 25?28). The Wyndham Championship, which concludes the regular season, will begin on August 13. The playoffs (PO) consist of three tournaments: the Northern Trust (August 20?23), the BMW Championship (August 27?30), and the Tour Championship (September 4?7).

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