PGA Tour announces name for new event at Muirfield Village

The PGA Tour on Monday announced the name of the event that was added to the schedule for Muirfield Village Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.

The PGA Tour on Monday announced the name of the event that was added to the schedule for Muirfield Village Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio: the Workday Charity Open.

The new event fills the gap on the July 9-12 weekend, replacing the John Deere Classic, which was canceled on May 28.

The John Deere would have had to have been played without fans, but that led to significant financial implications. The loss of pro-am income amounts to over $1 million, tournament director Clair Peterson said. In addition, all of the tournament’s corporate hospitality sponsors indicated they didn’t feel comfortable participating this year.

The Workday Charity Open will be a 156-man field featuring a $6.2 million purse. Fans will not be allowed on the grounds, but for now, it’ll be the last tournament on the PGA Tour’s schedule without fans.

The Memorial, to be played at the same course the following week, is set to be the first one back with fans.
“We are extremely pleased to join with Workday and Muirfield Village Golf Club to present this new event as we continue our Return to Golf efforts,” Andy Pazder, Chief Tournament & Competitions Officer for the PGA Tour, said in a statement released on Monday. “Our special thanks go to Workday for partnering with us as title sponsor and for their pledge to make a significant charitable impact with the event. Memorial Tournament host Jack Nicklaus has always done what is best for the game of golf and in these unprecedented times, we are most appreciative of his Muirfield Village Golf Club hosting the event the week prior to the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.”

The John Deere Classic will return to the PGA Tour schedule in 2021.

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