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Tiger Woods says “play inside”, the IOC makes a decision about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a dad-daughter duo helps golf fans miss Augusta National a little less.
Take a look at the week’s top stories on the latest episode of Golfweek Rewind.
Top stories
Tiger Woods was one of many professional athletes encouraging fans to play inside in an effort to combat COVID-19 by posting a Nike sponsored message on Saturday. As of March, avoiding contact with other people and shared surfaces is the only known weapon against the virus.
With Augusta National closing its doors to members and the course traditionally being closed in September, one professional golfer doesn’t think the 2020 Masters will be played.
Lou Stagner and his 9-year-old daughter, Abby, are named our Person(s) of the Week because they’re making golf fans miss the Masters a little less. Since December, the duo has been building a replica of the 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Club with Legos in their basement. After over 60 hours of planning and building and perfectly placing over 20,000 pieces, the replica is complete. You have to check it out.
Professional golf
All events on the PGA Tour schedule through the PGA Championship have been canceled or postponed. Scheduled for May 14-17 at Harding Park in San Francisco, the PGA of America postponed the PGA Championship last week with hopes of rescheduling later this summer.
The LPGA has canceled or postponed nine total events including the ANA Inspiration. That event was rescheduled for September.
The R&A canceled two international amateur events scheduled for
April, but as of now the British Open in July and AIG Women’s British Open in August are still on.
The U.S. Open and Women’s Open are still on, but the USGA has canceled local qualifying and is keeping an eye on the spread of COVID-19. Both events are scheduled for June. The USGA also canceled all U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball and U.S. Amateur Four-Ball.
More information on these top stories, the status of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and all the latest cancellations and postponements can be found in the latest edition of Golfweek Rewind, featured above.
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