The PGA Tour has told members of its international Tours that it is considering the establishment of a replacement feeder tour to make up for the lost playing opportunities so far this year.
According to the Golf Channel, members of the Mackenzie Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamerica and PGA Tour China, were all told by email that the PGA Tour is eyeing six 54-hole tournaments – to be staged solely in the USA from August to October.
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This indicates that the PGA Tour is hoping to hold at least back-to-back events in the same region to adhere to health guidelines, while each event will have a prize pot of $100,000.
‘This idea is very much in the exploratory phase, but we are trying to assess player interest before further developing a plan, contacting potential venues and trying to secure the appropriate sponsorship monies to help run the events,’ read the email.
Players and members will now have the opportunity to submit recommendations based on venue and protocols to the PGA Tour before 8 June.
South Africa’s Victor Lange, who competes on the Latinoamerica circuit, tested positive for the coronavirus in March after returning to South Africa from an event in Mexico.
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He has since made a speedy recovery but called upon the PGA Tour to take great caution when easing the Tour back into action.
‘Everyone wants golf to return, and we’re all going to have to work together to make that possible,’ Lange told Golf.com last month.
‘That doesn’t mean the Tour itself, it means the players as well. We’re all going to have to agree that things aren’t the way they were, and if we want to move forward, we’re going to have to make some health changes.’
