Texas tournament will kickstart the sport’s returnTour schedules first four events to be spectator-freeThe PGA Tour will boldly attempt to deliver mainstream sport from mid-June after announcing a revised schedule that includes an initial four events without spectators. Officials are confident the Charles Schwab Challenge, at Fort Worth from 11 June, can take place with on-site testing for
Coronavirus in place.
In a move that will be viewed as overly optimistic by many, the Tour has essentially backed President Trump’s desire to have the US broadly functioning, in the face of continual medical warnings. After
Texas, the Tour plans to head to South Carolina, Connecticut and Michigan in successive weeks for closed-door tournaments. The overriding aim is to complete a reduced, 36-event season by the time the Tour Championship finishes in September in Atlanta.