Live golf is finally back, the Tour details how it will safely resume play and the LPGA pushes its season restart once again.
Take a look at the week’s top stories on the latest episode of Golfweek Rewind featured below.
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Driving Relief
Live golf is back on TV. The team of Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson defeated Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in TaylorMade Driving Relief, a charity match to benefit the COVID-19 relief effort at Seminole Golf Club. Next up is The Match: Champions for Charity at Medalist Golf Club this Sunday where Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be joined by Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.
Safe return
In a conference call and letter to Tour personnel, the PGA Tour outlined how it hopes to safely bring the game back in the era of COVID-19. Key points, players’ reactions and details on testing for Tour personnel can be found on our website.
LPGA pushes restart
The LPGA will not resume July 15-18 with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. The tour announced Friday the event was canceled, further pushing the tour’s return. The next event on the revised LPGA schedule is the Marathon LPGA Classic July 23-26 in Ohio.
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