The PGA Tour’s revised 2019-20 schedule features just one major championship, the PGA Championship at Harding Park.
The COVID pandemic caused major upheaval across the Tour’s schedule, including a 91-break starting with the second round of the Players Championship.
These changes moved the PGA Championship to August. Following that, there will be just four tournaments, including the season-ending Tour Championship on Labor Day weekend.
The U.S. Open is in September but technically it’s on the 2020-21 schedule, as is the Masters Tournament, which is usually the first major of the year, but in 2020, it’ll be the last, in November.
The Open Championship. meanwhile, was canceled, giving golf fans just three majors in 2020.
PGA Championship
New dates: Aug. 6-9
Original dates: May 14-17
Location: TPC Harding Park, San Francisco
U.S. Open
New dates: Sept. 17-20
Original dates: June 18-21
Location: Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York
The USGA seriously considered staging the U.S. Open in December at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, but that plan was abandoned when the R&A canceled the Open Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby freeing a slot from Sept. 17-20 that was tentatively being held in case the Open was rescheduled.
Masters
New dates: Nov. 12-15
Original dates: April 9-12
Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
“We hope the anticipation of staging the Masters Tournament in the fall brings a moment of joy to the Augusta community and all those who love the sport,” said Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley.
Open Championship
Canceled. The 149th Open was one of the victims of the schedule upheaval, as the R&A announced April 6 that the event will not be held in 2020. Royal St. George’s will still serve as host of the 149th Open but will have to wait for July 2021. This allows for the 150th playing to still be at St. Andrews, but it will be in 2022 instead of 2021.
Original dates: July 16-19.
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