NEW YORK: The
PGA Championship will be held in August without spectators, the tour said on Monday, citing health and safety concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of
golf's four majors, the event was previously postponed from its originally scheduled May date at
TPC Harding Park in San Francisco because of the scale of the outbreak.
"While the local community cannot be with us physically on-site, we will certainly carry their spirit of resilience and unity with us as we stage our major championship," said
PGA of America CEO
Seth Waugh.
Ticket-holders who purchased directly from PGA of America will be contacted in the coming days regarding refunds for the event, which is expected to run from Aug. 3-9, with two-time champion
Brooks Koepka seeking a third consecutive win.