OUR VIEW

Has the lack of fans affected enjoyment of PGA Tour events?

In addition to the multitude of changes we’ve adopted over the last few months, we’ve had to get accustomed to watching professional sport without any fans in attendance. Few, if any, would present an argument that football is superior without the paying public, but it’s less clear cut when it comes to golf. We’re not saying things are better without fans, but are they tangibly worse to the point where our enjoyment is affected?

Looking at the first three weeks back as a case study, all the events had strong leaderboards and a number of exciting storylines heading into