{"id":15308,"date":"2020-06-22T13:01:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T17:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15308"},"modified":"2020-06-24T13:02:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T17:02:33","slug":"us-pga-championship-to-be-played-without-fans-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15308","title":{"rendered":"US PGA Championship To Be Played Without Fans In August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2.44215319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2.44215319.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2.44215319-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>August\u2019s US PGA Championship is scheduled to go ahead at San Francisco\u2019s TPC Harding Park without spectators.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be the year\u2019s first major after July\u2019s Open Championship was postponed until next year and the Masters and US Open were moved back to November and September respectively.<\/p>\n<p>A decision to play behind-closed-doors was made by the PGA of America in coordination with the state of California and city and county of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are both inspired and honored to \u2018play on\u2019,\u201d said PGA of America chief executive Seth Waugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d like to thank the state of California and the city and county of San Francisco for being terrific partners in helping us get to this place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the local community cannot be with us physically on-site, we will certainly carry their spirit of resilience and unity with us as we stage our major championship, on their behalf, for all the world to see and enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American Brooks Koepka is looking to win a historic third successive title at the event, itself initially scheduled for May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-15308\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15308&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-15308\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15308&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-15308\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15308&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15308\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August\u2019s US PGA Championship is scheduled to go ahead at San Francisco\u2019s TPC Harding Park without spectators. 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