This might make me sound old - I swear I’m 35 - but streaming isn’t the same as on TV.
#Ontour golf shutdown pro#
The 23-year-old second-year pro stood out with his precision iron play, but his putter also starred when it had to … like after when Thomas drained a shocking birdie bomb on the first playoff hole. This time it was Morikawa inflicting some pain, stealing what appeared to be a sure win from Thomas. Not only was it an impressive display of resilience within the context of the final round - in which Morikawa snatched a mid-round lead, then fell behind Thomas just past the turn - it also marked a rebound from his painful playoff loss four weeks ago at the Colonial. As you might’ve been able to tell from the featured image, Collin Morikawa completed a surprising comeback at Muirfield Village, rallying from three shots down to FedEx Cup leader Justin Thomas to pull out the inaugural (and only?) Workday Charity Open on the third playoff hole.Scope out the Kobe Bryant headcover of PGN reporter Zac Weiss.
It’s warmed my heart to travel around western Pennsylvania this summer and hear stories about how business is up and how people are leaning into This Great Game to give themselves some healthy respite from the taxing news of the day. Which brings me back to the most vulnerable population in the industry: The golf courses we all love to patronize. Also, if the situation nationwide doesn’t at least stabilize in the coming weeks and months, that could short-circuit golf’s return as well. If all the folks in the bubble don’t do their duties to each other, then there’s no guarantee the rest of the 2020 schedule will continue uninterrupted. Yes, there have been some positive tests, but the socially-distant nature of golf itself should allow it to endure. I think the first month-plus of PGA golf has shown that maintaining this moving ‘bubble’ is sustainable, as long as we don’t expect perfection. If anything, our lack of progress as a nation has another pro-golf shutdown in range, more so than an opening of the turnstiles. With COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths moving back in a negative direction, I see no end in sight to the fan-less status quo on the PGA Tour and - when they get back to action - the other major tours. While I had my doubts right away when Jack’s tourney was planning to be the first post-COVID PGA event with spectators present, I also thought a 20-percent capacity limit on the property was an attainable goal to set. On a lesser level, the decision by the State of Ohio and Muirfield Village Golf Club to play this week’s Memorial Tournament without fans is also significant. If you find yourself settling back into your usual golf comfort zone, though, events of the past week should be enough to give you pause.įirst of all, the Ryder Cup’s postponement to next fall was a bummer, even if it was quite predictable.
Locally, the West Penn Amateur Championship has been postponed indefinitely after coronavirus resurged in Allegheny County.īut, as chronicled right here on PGN, golf has been more COVID-resistant than most sports, and more resilient than most businesses overall. The PGA Tour has been back for a month, but will remain without fans in attendance for at least the near future. I say ‘largely’ because, obviously, the industry has been negatively affected by this worldwide crisis.Ĭourses were completely closed for several weeks - and still subject to restrictions in most areas. I’ve been as guilty of it as any, but it’s really tempting to feel that golf has been largely immune to the many consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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