PGA Tour will honor Floyd
The PGA Tour is leaving the 8:46 a.m. tee time vacant this week at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a tribute to George Floyd and to support efforts to end racial and social injustice.
In a memo to players Tuesday, Commissioner Jay Monahan said there would be a moment of silence in each of the four rounds at the Charles Schwab Challenge that will coincide with the 8:46 a.m. tee time.
The time reflects how long – 8 minutes, 46 seconds – authorities say Floyd was pinned to the ground under a white Minneapolis police officer’s knee before the handcuffed black man died.
The PGA Tour has been shut down the last three months because of the coronavirus pandemic, and it returns at Colonial with attention shared among the health and safety of running a tournament and the civil unrest sparked by Floyd’s death across the country.
GOLF
The LPGA Tour lost its first major because of the COVID-19 pandemic when it announced Tuesday the Evian Championship in France has been canceled this year.
The LPGA Tour cited ongoing travel and border restrictions, along with government quarantine requirements for not holding the tournament on Aug. 6-9. It will return to the schedule next year in Evianles-Bains.
The LPGA Tour is set to resume in Ohio with the Marathon Classic on July 23-26.
AUTO RACING
The SVRA Vintage Weekend will be held at Road America June 19-21.
The event was scheduled for May, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The rescheduled SVRA Vintage Weekend includes a packed schedule with races featuring cars covering several decades.