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UPDATE-Due to several major changes in the schedule to the world of golf, The Gog Blog Speaks Out, will get pushed to Wednesday of this week.
Tomorrow Len Ziehm of lenziehmongolf.com will join me for Podcast 2020, Volume 4. This should be posted by early afternoon.
In regards to the schedule changes, affecting many different organizations, the Western Golf Association among them, has issued an update on the BMW Championship for this August.
The BMW Championship has been pushed back to August 25-30, just a 1 week delay. The championship will remain at Olympia Fields. All of the PGA Tour playoff events are pushed back 1 week, to put the PGA Championship back in it’s old dates, the second week of August (August 3-9) at the original site Harding Park in San Francisco.
The Northern Trust is now August 17-23, the Tour Championship will be held from September 1-7.
“We have been working closely with the PGA Tour, BMW and our host club, Olympia Fields, to ensure a smooth transition to our new dates, while focusing on health and safety of all involved. That is our top priority,” said Vince Pellegrino, Western Golf Association senior vice president of tournaments.
“We appreciate the open and collaborative approach taken by BMW, the Western Golf Association (WGA) and Olympia Fields Country Club to help us get the solution,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. “It’s a complex situation, and we want to balance the commitments to our various partners with playing opportunities for the worlds best players-while providing compelling competition for our fans-but all of that must be done while safely navigating the unprecedented global crisis impacting every single one of us.”
“While we are moving forward with the plan announced today,” Monahan added, “it’s important to restate that we will absolutely continue to follow the advice and recommendations of the World health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Controls and local and national authorities to ensure we are thoughtfully and safely presenting the PGA Tour to our fans worldwide-at the right time and in the right manner.”
All 2020 BMW Championship tickets will be honored for the days of the week already noted on the tickets. But to purchase tickets for the new dates in August please visit BMWChampionship.com.
TOURNAMENT UPDATES…the British Open has been canceled for 2020. Host site Royal St. George’s will host in 2021, and St. Andrews will host in 2022.
THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP is set for August 3-9, and the Ryder Cup remains on it’s dates of Sept. 22-27 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.
THE MASTERS is now set for November 9-15 at Augusta National.
THE U.S. OPEN at Winged Foot has been moved back to September 14-20.
THE LPGA ANA Inspiration Major, has been pushed back to September 7-10.
THE PGA TOUR will take tournaments and move them back into the open dates created by the U.S. Open (delayed), the British Open (canceled), The Olympics (canceled). The PGA Tour will announce push back changes shortly.
THE GOG BLOG-returns tomorrow. RS