The final three rounds of this week’s The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass will be played without spectators following growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ban on fans will continue for the next three weeks, including the Valero Texas Open, and be will enforced on all of the PGA Tour’s, which includes the Korn Ferry Tour and the Champions Tour.
“PGA Tour events, across all tours, will currently proceed as scheduled, but will do so without fans,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan at a press conference held this afternoon. “It’s important to note, that could change, but for the time being, this decision allows the PGA Tour, our fans and constituents to plan, prepare and respond as events develop.”
The tour also announced that the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship will be postponed. The event was scheduled for March 26-29 in the Dominican Republic and opposite the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship. That decision was made in light of recently announced travel advice and potential logistical issues associated with players and staff traveling internationally to the event.
Monahan also said those already in attendance for Thursday’s opening round would be allowed to remain at TPC Sawgrass, but that it would issue refunds or exchanges for anyone not comfortable with attending.
The tour said that it contemplated canceling upcoming tournaments but decided that the best decision was to continue playing, adding that the situation remained fluid and was subject to possible change.
The Masters, meanwhile, scheduled for April 9-12 at Augusta National, is reviewing contingencies for this year’s tournament, while the PGA Championship, scheduled for May 14-17 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, is making no plans to cancel or postpone the season’s second major championship.
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