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The Women’s British Open will be held as planned, albeit without spectators, at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland from Aug. 20 to 23, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, which conducts the tournament, said on Tuesday. The event will be the first women’s major golf championship of 2020. Last month, another women’s major, the […] More
The PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament, scheduled next week in central Ohio, had hoped to pave the way for spectators to return to golf events during the coronavirus pandemic, and in turn perhaps provide a blueprint for how fans could safely attend other major American sports competitions. But on Monday, the tour and tournament organizers announced […] More
CROMWELL, Conn. — The Travelers Championship, the PGA Tour’s third tournament after a 90-day layoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, began last week with a flurry of positive tests for the virus among players and caddies. The event warily lurched forward. But by the final round Sunday afternoon, uncertainty, drama and the import that accompanies […] More
CROMWELL, Conn. — When Sergio Garcia sank his final putt Thursday on an 18th green enveloped by a natural amphitheater customarily filled with thousands of fans, the golf ball’s rattle around inside the hole could be heard from 30 yards away. A minute later, as Garcia ascended a hill, the only sound was his pencil […] More
When Bryson DeChambeau arrived on the PGA Tour four years ago as the reigning United States amateur champion, all anyone wanted to talk about were his many eccentricities in the sport. A physics major in college at Southern Methodist, he was barred by rules officials from using a protractor during rounds to accurately determine hole […] More
The trend toward fan-free tournaments gained new momentum on Monday when officials for the P.G.A. Championship announced that golf’s first major championship this year would proceed without spectators from Aug. 6 to 9 at T.P.C. Harding Park in San Francisco. The decision was made in coordination with officials from the state of California and the […] More
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Webb Simpson celebrated another victory on Father’s Day, this time with a tartan jacket instead of a United States Open trophy. In a wild sprint to the finish after a three-hour storm delay, Simpson ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine at Harbour Town and […] More
England’s top player, Tommy Fleetwood, was the world No. 10, one spot ahead of Tiger Woods, when the PGA Tour suspended its schedule in March. With four top-3 finishes in his seven worldwide starts before the coronavirus halted the season, Fleetwood had momentum on his side. But when tour play resumed last week, he was […] More
