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contact that site directly. The PGA of America will be
unable to process refunds for those tickets.
The 2020 PGA Championship – the first in the PGA of
America’s landmark 11-year media rights agreement
with CBS and ESPN – will feature CBS Sports, ESPN
and ESPN+ combining to deliver an unprecedented
amount of broadcast and digital coverage.
Globally, the PGA Championship will be broadcast in
164 countries and territories reaching more than a
half-billion households.
“Welcoming the PGA Championship to San Francisco
is the high point of a very unusual year. We are looking
Dustin Johnson (2019 PGA Championship Brooks Koepka)
forward to sharing the beauty of TPC Harding Park and
San Francisco with the players, the media and viewers
spotlight not only the beauty of TPC Harding Park, all over the world,” said Joe D’Alessandro, president
but the fortitude of San Francisco and its remarkable and CEO of the San Francisco Travel Association, the
people. We'd like to thank the state of California and official destination marketing organization.
the city and county of San Francisco for being terrific TPC Harding Park, which is managed by the City’s Rec-
partners in helping us get to this place. While the local reation and Park Department, is the fourth municipal
community cannot be with us physically on-site, we golf course to host the PGA Championship.
will certainly carry their spirit of resilience and unity Seven of the past 10 winners of the PGA Champion-
with us as we stage our major championship, on their ship went on to become No. 1 in the Official World
behalf, for all the world to see and enjoy.” Golf Ranking, including Koepka, who won his second
Many of golf’s greatest champions, from Walter Hagen, consecutive PGA Championship in May 2019 at Beth-
Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson and Ben Ho- page Black in Farmingdale, New York. The two-time
gan, to Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Rory defending PGA Champion will use the season’s initial
McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, have had their names in- men’s major championship to bid for history, as he’ll
scribed on the famed Wanamaker Trophy. seek to become the first player to win the same major
“It has been gratifying for our PGA Professionals to three consecutive times since Australia’s Peter Thom-
play a meaningful role in helping people find healthy, son claimed three straight Open Championships from
outdoor recreation during the various phases of re- 1954-56.
opening golf,” noted PGA of America President Suzy The field also will once again include the top 20 PGA
Whaley. “It’s been encouraging to see our entire coun- Club Professionals, who will qualify during the PGA
try and such a wide diversity of people embrace golf Professional Championship to be played in late July at
as a responsible, yet fun, activity to share with family Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas.
and friends. We also look forward to returning to San Prior to its postponement on March 17, the PGA Cham-
Francisco and The Olympic Club for the PGA Cham- pionship was originally scheduled for play May 14-17.
pionship in 2028 and the Ryder Cup in 2032, when we
will again share this great game with the people of the 비치 가든스, 플로리다. (2020년 6월 22일) 一 샌프란시
Bay Area.” 팜스코 시와 PGA는 오늘 두 번의 디펜딩 챔피언 브룩스 켑
In the coming days, those who purchased tickets di- 카가 역사적인 3연속 우승을 목표로 하는 2020 PGA 챔피언십
rectly from the PGA of America will be contacted to fa- 이 8월 3-9일 샌프란시스코의 TPC 하딩 파크에서 관중 없이 치
cilitate refunds. Updates will be posted at pgachampi- 뤄진다고 발표했다.
onship.com and on social media @PGAChampionship. 관중 없이 2020년 골프 첫번째 남자 메이저 대회를 치르기로 한
Those who purchased tickets from a secondary mar- 결정은 캘리포니아 주와 샌프란시스코 시·그리고 카운티와 조
ket platform other than pgachampionship.com should 율을 거쳐 모든 이들의 건강과 안전을 최우선 과제로 삼았다.

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