The PGA Tour is still planning its grand return in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Charles Schwab Challenge in June, but another event in the Dallas metro region will give some Tour pros a tournament atmosphere to get some much-needed work in.
The Maridoe Samaritan Fund Invitational is scheduled to start on Tuesday and sports an impressive field including Tour pros Viktor Hovland, Harry Higgs and Scottie Scheffler, as well as former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
The event could serve as a model for PGA Tour events scheduled in less than two months. The first four PGA tournaments are expected to be played without fans.
The event will take place at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, where a number of pros are currently members. In fact, Jordan Spieth had been thought to be considering taking part in the 72-hole event, but is not on the tee sheet made available on Sunday.
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The event will be divided into flights with a top-flight group playing the course from about 7,900 yards.
According to ESPN, tournament organizers and players will take part in a conference call to discuss the social distancing measures that will be put in place on the course. No media members will be allowed at the event.