With the Masters postponed and all other PGA Tour stops till then canceled, the next big tournament we’re all keeping an eye on is the PGA Championship.
TPC Harding Park, site of the 2020 PGA Championship, is closed, effective immediately, in accordance with current health orders in the San Francisco area, it was announced on Tuesday.
On Monday a “shelter in place” order was announced for six Bay Area counties, directing residents to say inside and away from others for three weeks.
Also on Monday, the PGA of America, provided this update:
“While no decision has been made concerning the upcoming 2020 PGA Championship … PGA of America leadership remains in close coordination and communication with representatives from San Francisco and the state of California, evaluating plans on an ongoing basis with the health and well-being of all involved as the highest priority.”
On Tuesday, on the TPC Harding Park website, it was announced that the golf course is closed, starting now.
“With the recent public health order requiring that San Francisco residents remain in place except for essential needs, TPC Harding Park will be closed effective Tuesday, March 17. We will provide updates as they become available.”
Harding Park was selected in 2014 to host this year’s PGA Championship. If it loses the event, the soonest it would likely return is 2025, as the next four PGA Championship sites, starting in 2021, have been selected. Locations for ’26, ’27, ’28, and ’29 have also already been selected.
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