Two days after the PGA Tour confirmed that fans will be barred from events through the Tour Championship, the first event on the 2020-21 schedule announced that it too will be without spectators. Safeway Open officials confirmed Wednesday that hosting …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – On Monday, the last of this season’s PGA Tour events announced they would be played without fans or pro-ams but officials did leave the door open for fans and pro-ams during the fall portion of the 2020-21 …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – Last week, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers told the Daily Mail that Bryson DeChambeau’s distance gains were “extraordinary” and he warned that golf was still a “game of skill.” That seems a subtle way of saying that if …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – After an admittedly slow start since the PGA Tour resumed its schedule last month, Rory McIlroy needed a tune-up and that meant some one-on-one time with swing coach Michael Bannon. “It was the first time I’d seen …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – This was supposed to be a special week for Shane Lowry. Following his emotional and commanding victory at last year’s Open Championship in Northern Ireland, he was scheduled to return to Royal St. George’s for a victory …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – For the second consecutive week, the PGA Tour has implemented cautionary groups, in relation to COVID-19, at Muirfield Village. At last week’s Workday Charity Open, which was also played at Jack’s Place, the Tour announced a clarification to …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – The PGA Tour first started going to Asia in 2009 with the HSBC Champions, a World Golf Championship. Since then, it added events in Malaysia and South Korea, and then Malaysia gave way to the Zozo Championship …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – There has been only one constant in Tiger Woods’ career. Caddies have come and gone, as have swing coaches, and his game has fundamentally adapted to various physical challenges and evolving technology. But the one thing that’s …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – In his first start since the Tour resumed its schedule at Colonial, Tiger Woods was asked about the Black Lives Matter movement and George Floyd’s death. “I think change is fantastic,” Woods said Tuesday at the Memorial. …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – The PGA Tour continues to adjust its policies and procedures as they relate to COVID-19. Officials informed players Monday that tee times for Rounds 1 and 2 will now be released at 5 p.m. ET each Tuesday of tournament weeks. Normally …

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