In an attempt to salvage a season severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, golf’s leaders released details of a revised schedule on Monday. The Masters, which was supposed to be played this week at Augusta National Golf Club, has been re-scheduled for Nov. 9-15 in Augusta, Georgia. Instead, the PGA Championship will become the season’s first major. It is still expected to be contested at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco and has been pushed back to Aug. 6-9. To accommodate the PGA, the Wyndham Championship has shifted back one week to Aug 13-16, and the trio of FedEx Cup playoff events have also been delayed one week. The U.S. Open, which was originally to be held at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York from June 15-18, will now be played Sept. 17-20, the week before the Ryder Cup. The R&A announced it has canceled the 149th British Open, scheduled for July 16-19 at Royal St. George’s in England. It will be played there the week of July 11-18, 2021. “Like everybody I’m very sad and disappointed that the R&A has canceled The Open,” said Shane Lowry. “You can trust me when I say the Claret Jug is going to be in safe hands for another year.” The Tour did not confirm whether there would be any further postponements. As of now, the season is expected to resume with the Charles Schwab Championship, May 21-24.
Revised golf schedule features November Masters, potential PGA Tour return in May
In an attempt to salvage a season severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, golf’s leaders released details of a revised schedule on Monday. The Masters, which was supposed to be played this week at Augusta National Golf Club, has been re-scheduled for Nov. 9-15 in Augusta, Georgia. Instead, the PGA Championship will become the season’s first major. It is still expected to be contested at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco and has been pushed back to Aug. 6-9. To accommodate the PGA, the Wyndham Championship has shifted back one week to Aug 13-16, and the trio of FedEx Cup playoff events have also been delayed one week. The U.S. Open, which was originally to be held at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York from June 15-18, will now be played Sept. 17-20, the week before the Ryder Cup. The R&A announced it has canceled the 149th British Open, scheduled for July 16-19 at Royal St. George’s in England. It will be played there the week of July 11-18, 2021. “Like everybody I’m very sad and disappointed that the R&A has canceled The Open,” said Shane Lowry. “You can trust me when I say the Claret Jug is going to be in safe hands for another year.” The Tour did not confirm whether there would be any further postponements. As of now, the season is expected to resume with the Charles Schwab Championship, May 21-24.