PGA Tour officials will announce this week a new date for the resumption of play that has been suspended due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, according to a Golf Digest report.
According to the report Tuesday that cited multiple people who spoke on condition of anonymity, the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, originally scheduled for May 21-24, will restart the PGA Tour June 11-14. The report also said the tournament would be played without spectators.
A PGA Tour official would not comment on the report.
According to Golf Digest, PGA Tour officials and the Players Advisory Council discussed scheduling plans during a conference call on Tuesday.
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The pandemic has severely impacted the 2019-2020 wraparound season. Ten tournaments, including The Players Championship and the Open Championship, have been canceled. The Summer Games in Tokyo were postponed to 2021.
The Open Championship, originally scheduled for July 16-19, was canceled earlier this month for the first time since World War II. The tournament was to be played at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England. It will now be played there in 2021.
The U.S. Open, scheduled for June 18-21 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, was moved to September 17-20 and is still set to be hosted by Winged Foot.
The PGA Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco, which was supposed to be played May 14-17, has been postponed to August 6-9 and remains at Harding Park.
The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, was to have been played April 9-12 but has been postponed to November 12-15.
The FedExCup Playoffs have been moved – the Northern Trust at TPC Boston to August 20-23; the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Field, Illinois, to August 27-30; and The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta to September 3-7.
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