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THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS. Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy and Linkedin and Facebook. At the Bayou Rum Distillery in the Lake Charles area of LA.

A TALL RUM and something would go great right now. It’s been that type of day.

Maybe some good booze, is the cure to this nasty Corona Virus that is shutting down the USA, one step at a time.

I did not write earlier today, because I wanted to see where the fallout would end before I did post.

The fallout continues and those of us who work in sports are basically unemployed until, well who really knows when.

Working the Blackhawks game last night the feeling hit hard and fast that our world and the world of sports would be hard hit. Golf started today at the Players Championship, and the decision was made to continue, starting tomorrow without fans. then after Round 1 was complete, came word the remainder of the tournament was cancelled. So are the next three events leading up to the Masters.

The folks at Augusta have a couple of weeks to decide on what to do, hopefully things reside by then enough to make decision. Maybe if the Masters is the first event to come back and play, it will be the “Miracle Masters”. For those of us who remember the “Miracle Million” after Arlington Park burned down just over a month before the big race, the crew there pulled it off and ran the Million. Let’s hope the Masters is played and on time.

The NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, have shut down, so have all the professional golf tours. It’s unknown when they can start again, lets hope it’s 2-3 weeks, it could be longer.

It’s not hard to feel sorry for the all NCAA athletes that has their careers end today, unless the NCAA smartens up and either still holds championships in a month or so, or extends the eligibility for one more year to the seniors affected. Illini Men’s golf coach Mike Small was on Twitter feeling based for his three seniors. Word is plenty of college athletes are in tears tonight. And not because they are scared about the virus. Who can blame them.

The Men’s Big Ten Golf Championships were to be played May 1-3 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, now they won’t be held. I’m waiting for a statement from owner Jerry Rich about what RHF might do in getting another Big Ten Championship. 2022 is going to the French Lick Resort in French Lick Ind.

As for golf, I was going to take my game outside in about two weeks, when the weather warms up and the courses dry out a bit more. I will still do that weather permitting. In the meantime, if courses are open go enjoy. There might not be much else to do.

Golfers on Golf Radio was going to be first on tee come April 4th, now I will wait and see if that is a good day to start. Stay clicked in for details.

I still have plenty to write from the PGA Show in Orlando and on a few other topics, so if your staying inside or bummed out with no sports. I hope to have some ideas from the world of golf, that will keep you entertained until things really do get back to normal.

Go practice and maybe get fitted for new clubs, because when golf season opens at full speed, you need to be ready to go. I will be. Stay clicked in. The Corona-V will not slow us down. In the meantime, try to live your life and stay healthy. RS