After canceling its entire April schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Minor League Golf Tour — based in Jupiter, Florida — has now dropped its first three tournaments in May. As a result, COVID 19 permitting, the MLGT will play a full schedule through June and July rather than take a 2- to 3-week summer vacation.
While Palm Beach County has allowed municipal, public and privately-run courses to reopen, the MLGT was unable to comply with one of the 28 restrictions, according to owner-operator Scott Turner, the one which says “all league, clinic, camp, youth and other organized activities remain suspended.”
“We hope now that when Phase 2 is initiated,” by mid-May or early-June, Turner added, “we will be able to resume normal play.”
Tournaments already canceled this month: May 4-5, Indian Spring CC, Boynton Beach; May 8, St. Lucie Trail GC, Port St. Lucie; and May 12, Abacoa GC, Jupiter. Next on the schedule: May 19-20, the Fazio course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens.
Its last tournament prior to shutting down was the memorable performance by Sunny Kim of Queens, N.Y., on March 24 at The Fox Club when he scored 12 under par 59. It was the first time in the MLGT’s 17 seasons that anyone broke 60.
According to its website, the Minor League Golf Tour was founded in 2004 by Jay Slazinski to give players a chance to fill out a yearlong schedule, and boasts Brooks Koepka as one of its alumni.
A total of 88 Players that have played on the Minor League Golf Tour are exempt for the 2020 PGA Tour or Korn Ferry Tour.
For more information, go to www.minorleaguegolf.com.