[Golf Topic] First Major PGA Championship "Held Without Spectators"

Brooks Koepka posing with the trophy immediately after winning the PGA Championship last year. Photo by PGA Tour website

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…This year's first major PGA Tour event, the PGA Championship (total prize money $11 million), will be held without spectators.

On the 16th (Korean time), the Associated Press reported, "The PGA of America has acknowledged plans to hold the PGA Championship in August without spectators." The local newspaper San Francisco Chronicle also reported, "San Francisco health authorities have approved the no-spectator plan." The PGA Championship was originally scheduled to take place from May 15 to 18 but was postponed due to the global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

This year, it will be held over four days starting August 7 at Harding Park in San Francisco, California. Harding Park was the battleground for the 2009 Presidents Cup. This is the first time since the 2012 US Open that a men's major golf tournament is held in San Francisco. The PGA Tour was suspended for three months due to COVID-19 but resumed last week with the Charles Schwab Challenge. Upcoming events such as the RBC Heritage, Travelers Championship, and Rocket Mortgage Classic will also be held without spectators.

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