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Bringing Golf Back: What is the PGA Tour’s impact on local communities?

Two tournament directors discuss why the PGA Tour is important to local communities and how sponsorships have been affected during COVID-19.

Golfweek and USA TODAY Sports spoke to Travelers Championship tournament director Nathan Grube and CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation Steve John about why the PGA Tour is so important to local communities.

Grube and John also discussed how sponsorships have been affected during the coronavirus pandemic and what the legacy of the PGA Tour looks like.

Watch the latest edition of “Bringing Golf Back” below.

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Click here if you missed Part 1, which discussed the focus players needed to maintain during the break, and check out Part 2 here, which explained changes for club manufacturers.

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Bringing Golf Back: Life of a caddie under new circumstances

Golfweek spoke with caddies Paul Tesori (Webb Simpson) and Joe Skovron (Rickie Fowler) about what life is now like on Tour.

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Bringing Golf Back: Being a caddie has been challenging due to COVID-related changes on the PGA Tour, but vets have been adaptive to the new environment. Golfweek and USA TODAY Sports spoke with caddies Paul Tesori (Webb Simpson) and Joe Skovron (Rickie Fowler) about what life is now like on Tour.

Click here if you missed Part 1, which discussed the focus players needed to maintain during the break, and check out Part 2 here, which explained changes for club manufacturers.

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Bringing Golf Back: How PGA Tour, LPGA are creating more access for fans

Golfweek and USA TODAY Sports spoke with the PGA Tour and LPGA on how they are keeping the fans involved.

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Golfweek and USA TODAY Sports spoke with a golf super fan, a senior vice president for the PGA Tour and LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan on how they are keeping the fans involved.

Watch episode 4 of the “Bringing Golf Back” series above.

Bringing Back Golf: The equipment game has radically changed with COVID-19

With changes to PGA Tour protocols, club reps and repair teams needed to change how they operate. Check out the second part of our series.

It’s a whole new world for club manufacturers, who in the past have used their on-site trailers as “a mobile locker room.” Part 2 of our series Bringing Golf Back focuses on the equipment that pro players use.

With changes to PGA Tour protocols, club reps and repair teams needed to change the way they do business. Watch as a number of reps talk with Golfweek and USA TODAY Sports to discuss the new normal when it comes to dealing with players’ club needs on Tour.

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Click here if you missed Part 1, which discussed the focus players needed to maintain during the break.