PGA Tour: Remaining tournaments take place behind closed doors

Collin Morikawa defeated Justin Thomas in an exciting Sunday playoff to win the Ohio Workday Charity Open

The rest of the PGA Tour 2019-2020 takes place behind closed doors as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the United States.

Releasing coordinated statements, the remaining nine tournaments said spectators would not be admitted.

The five tournaments played since the Tour resumed in June took place without fans.

] Fans were allowed to attend the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, which begins on Thursday.

The PGA Tour concludes with the Tour Championship in Atlanta from September 4-7.

& # 39; These decisions are never easy & # 39; sai d Tour Championship Director Allison Fillmore, who added that this was the “best decision for everyone involved”.

There are currently over 3.3 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the United States, and more than 135,000 deaths have been reported, according to John Hopkins University.