PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The target has been moved to mid-June.
The PGA Tour announced on Thursday the latest schedule changes in hopes of salvaging a 2019-2020 season plagued by the COVID-19 global pandemic, with the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, the hopeful restart June 11-14.
The RBC Heritage, which had originally been canceled, was put back on the schedule and will follow the Charles Schwab June 18-21. The Travelers Championship would be next in line June 25-28.
It was also announced that the first four events on this new schedule will be held without fans, but the Tour said it “will continue to monitor the situation and follow the recommendations of local and state authorities in order to determine the most appropriate on-site access in each market.”
The first four events are the Charles Schwab Challenge, RBC Heritage, Travelers Championship and the Rocket Mortgage Classic. For now, the John Deere Classic July 9-12 will be the first event where fans will be allowed back on the tournament grounds.
This season’s RBC Canadian Open and Barbasol Championship have been canceled. As well, the Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, originally scheduled to kick off the 2020-21 season in September, has been canceled.
“The health and safety of all associated with the PGA Tour and our global community continues to be our No. 1 priority, and our hope is to play a role – responsibly – in the world’s return to enjoying the things we love,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. “Today’s announcement is another positive step for our fans and players as we look toward the future, but as we’ve stressed on several occasions, we will resume competition only when – working closely with our tournaments, partners and communities – it is considered safe to do so under the guidance of the leading public health authorities.”
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump began formulating plans to reopen the economy that included the formation of a committee of advisors from various sectors of commerce, government, the health care industry and the sports community, including Monahan and LPGA commissioner Michael Whan.
PGA Tour officials and the Players Advisory Council have held regular discussions since the season came to a halt with the cancellation of The Players Championship on March 13. Nine tournaments, including the Open Championship, already had been canceled before the latest schedule alteration. Eight tournaments – including the Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship and the FedExCup Playoffs – had been moved to later dates.
As well, the Summer Games in Tokyo were postponed to 2021.
The adjusted schedule for this season now consists of 36 events, with 22 having been played. The season is now hoping to conclude with The Tour Championship over Labor Day weekend.
If the new schedule holds, the 2020-21 season, set to begin Sept. 10-13 with the Safeway Open in Napa, California, will feature six major championships – the Masters in November 2020 and April 2021; the U.S. Open in September 2020 and June 2021; the PGA Championship in May 2021; and the Open Championship in July 2021.
Revised 2019-20 PGA Tour schedule
• June 10-14 – Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
• June 18-21 – RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina
• June 25-28 – Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
• July 2-July 5 – Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
• July 9-12 – John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
• July 16-19 – the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
• July 2326 – 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
• July 30-August 2- World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
• July 30-August 2 – Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California
• August 6-9 – PGA Championship, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California
• August 13-16 – Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
• August 20-23 – The Northern Trust, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
• August 27-30 – BMW Championship, Olympia Fields Country Club (North), Olympia Fields, Illinois
• Sept. 4-7 – Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
2020-21 PGA Tour schedule (fall portion)
• Sept. 10-13 – Safeway Open, Silverado Resort and Spa North, Napa, California
• Sept. 17-20 – U.S. Open, Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York
• Sept. 24-27 – Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Corales
• Sept. 25-27 – Ryder Cup, Whistling Straits, Kohler, WisconsinGolf Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
• Oct. 1-4 – Sanderson Farms Championship, Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi
• Oct. 8-11 – Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Oct. 15-18 – The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, Korea
• Oct. 22-25 – Zozo Championship, Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Oct. 29-Nov. 1 – World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China
• Oct. 29-Nov. 1 – Bermuda Championship, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda
• Nov. 5-8 – Houston Open, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas
• Nov. 12-15 – Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
• Nov. 19-22 – The RSM Classic, Sea Island Resort (Seaside and Plantation), Sea Island, Georgia
• Nov. 23-29 – Open week for Thanksgiving
• Dec. 2-6 – Mayakoba Golf Classic, El Camaleón Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
• Dec. 2-6 – Hero World Challenge, Albany, New Providence, Bahamas
• Dec. 10-13 – QBE Shootout, Tiburón GC, Naples, Florida
• Dec. 14-20 – PNC Father-Son Challenge, The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida
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