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2020 Colonial: Top 5 in world commit to PGA Tour restart

Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson lead a strong list of early commitments for the PGA Tour’s restart in 2 weeks at the Charles Schwab Challenge, but don't expect golf's biggest name to show in Fort Worth

By Morning Read staff report
In Other Golf News

PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic cancels 2020 event

Tournament officials cite coronavirus-related crowd restrictions at the site in Silvis, Ill., as the reason for scrapping what would have been the 50th edition of the former Quad Cities Open
In Other Golf News

European Tour sets ‘U.K. Swing’ to restart season

6 tournaments beginning in late July in the British Isles will signal a return to competition, but the tour will sponsor the last 5 events of the series, and for only about $1.1 million apiece
News & Opinion

Return to PGA Tour will be shear relief for Brooks Koepka

Amid a season of missed cuts and a mis-cut, the butchered but unbroken 4-time major champion seeks a new chance to grow

By Mike Purkey
In Other Golf News

2020 Colonial: PGA Tour tells players to start coronavirus testing

2 weeks before Tour’s return to competition, officials advise players to conduct home tests for coronavirus before they enter the proposed ‘bubble’ at Fort Worth
Keeping Score

Nearly all U.S. golf courses are open, survey finds

The National Golf Foundation's latest industry sampling finds 97 percent of golf courses in America are open for business, and 81 percent of retail golf shops are operating
News & Opinion

Youth caddies face uphill climb amid coronavirus

The Western Golf Association, which oversees the revered Evans Scholars program, prepares safety measures for caddies and golfers. The old caddie creed might need an update, too. Loopers will have to ‘show up, keep up, shut up … and stay socially distant’

By Len Ziehm
One Take

Episode 52: An antidote to the pandemic

As golfers rediscover why they love the game, ‘The Match: Champions for Charity’ strikes upon a winning formula for TV
Hawk & Purk

Episode 18: A successful sequel for Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson

'The Match: Champions for Charity’ scores big numbers with TV viewers, but Hawk & Purk are a bit more guarded with their grades. Still, Tiger-Phil II beats the original, but how couldn't it?

By John Hawkins

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