The Augusta National Golf Club announced Wednesday that the 2020 Masters Tournament, postponed from its traditional April date to Nov. 12 to 15, will be held without patrons or guests in attendance. The decision was a response to the coronavirus pandemic and came after many other fixtures of the men’s professional golf schedule, including last week’s P.G.A. Championship, the first major championship of this unconventional year, previously were conducted without spectators. The Masters’ decision — the last of the major men’s tournaments to say it would proceed without fans — could signal that the remaining tournaments this season will follow suit. The PGA Tour said that its events will not host fans through the end of this current season, which concludes on Sept. 7.

Source: New York Times August 12, 2020 19:18 UTC