[Golf Topic] PGA Tour "Moment of Silence for Floyd on First Day of Charles Schwab Challenge"

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."Remembering Floyd."

The U.S. Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour announced on the 10th (Korean time) that "players participating in the Charles Schwab Challenge will not take shots and will observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. during the first round on the 11th." This is a time of remembrance for George Floyd, a Black man who died last month due to excessive force by a white police officer in Minnesota, USA. When three signals sound at the tournament venue, all players will stop playing and observe a one-minute moment of silence.

8:46 a.m. symbolizes the 8 minutes and 46 seconds during which Floyd's neck was pressed by a police officer's knee. Protests against Floyd's unjust death have spread not only across the United States but worldwide. The Charles Schwab Challenge is the stage reopening the 2020 season, which was suspended due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) right after The Players Championship in March. During the same period, the Korn Ferry (second-tier) Tour Challenge also set 8:46 a.m. as a time of tribute.

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