The PGA Tour have said there will be no fans present at any of their events for the rest of the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Competition was on lockdown throughout the spring, resuming on 11 June for the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas, where Daniel Berger defeated fellow American Collin Morikawa in a play-off.
Four other events have been played since, all without any spectators present.
Yesterday it was announced that the Wyndham Championship, to played from 13 to 16 August to 16 at Sedgefield Country Club, will be played without fans. It had been hoped that event would be the first to reopen the gates.
"As we have said from the start, our No 1 priority remains the health and safety of everyone in the communities where we are invited guests each week," said PGA Tour Chief Tournaments and Competitions Officer Andy Pazder.
"We remain very excited to present the Wyndham Championship to a global audience as it determines the outcome of the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 and sets the field for the FedExCup play-offs."
Meanwhile, the PGA Tour's International Tours announced a new U.S.-based, eight-tournament series that will start next month in Georgia with sponsor exemptions into the top circuit on the line.
The first seven events of the series, designed for golfers who compete on developmental tours, will be 54-hole stroke-play tournaments played in the Southeastern United States.
The series-ending 26-30 October tournament, a 72-hole event, will be held at a site to be determined.
The champion of the final tournament and the top two players on the series-long points list will receive sponsor exemptions into a 2021 PGA Tour tournament.
"We have so many gifted, hard-working players who were anxious to play this season on their respective Tours before the affects of Covid-19 caused us to change our plans," Rob Ohno, PGA Tour Senior Vice President, International Tours, said in a news release.
"To be able to provide this series and these quality playing opportunities is very gratifying."
The series - which will contested by members from PGA Tour Latinoamerica, Mackenzie Tour–PGA Tour Canada and PGA TOUR Series-China - begins in the first week of August with three events in Georgia. The fourth tournament will be in Alabama, while the next three are scheduled in Florida.
