As for Augusta in November, following McIlroy is Jon Rahm (12\/1), Brooks Koepka (14\/1), and then defending champion Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas at 16\/1.<\/p>\n
Up first is the PGA. After McIlroy, it’s Rahm at 12\/1, and then rounding out the top five is Koepka, Thomas, and Dustin Johnson at 14\/1.<\/p>\n
Golf’s oldest major won’t take place for the first time since 1945, when the tournament was canceled because of World War II. The R&A says it considered every possible date to hold The Open Championship, but “based on guidance from the UK Government, the health authorities, public services, and The R&A’s advisers,” there was no reasonable solution.<\/p>\n
\nI can assure everyone that we have explored every option for playing The Open this year, but it is not going to be possible,” said R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The next time the Claret Jug will be awarded is now scheduled to take place July 11-18 at Royal St. George’s \u2013 the same venue that was to host the 2020 championship. St. Andrews, which was to host the 2021 tournament, will now host in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 2020 Masters, originally set for this week at Augusta National in Georgia, will be held November 9-15. It’s one of three golf majors being postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Golf’s officiating bodies, including the R&A, USGA, PGA Tour, PGA of America, Augusta National Golf Club, LPGA Tour, and European Tour, released revised schedules Monday. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":132255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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