{"id":1183645,"date":"2020-06-08T15:12:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1183645"},"modified":"2020-06-08T15:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:13:41","slug":"the-pga-tour-has-an-unfair-advantage-heading-into-the-restart-of-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/the-pga-tour-has-an-unfair-advantage-heading-into-the-restart-of-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"The PGA Tour Has an Unfair Advantage Heading Into the Restart of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beginning this Thursday, world number one Rory McIlroy<\/a> will lead an amazing field of 148 players into the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club for the restart of the PGA Tour<\/a> season. While golf fans have been able to enjoy a couple of live events during the three-month hiatus, including the “The Match”<\/a> featuring Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning defeating Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady, this will be the first round of official golf on the PGA Tour in quite some time. Yes, it's a good thing to have live golf back but this week's restart brings with it a little controversy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PGA Tour shut down in mid-march due to COVID-19, as did the Official World Golf Ranking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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OWGR & Rolex WWGR Statement - https:\/\/t.co\/erekNM1fG5<\/a>

An additional statement from the International Golf Federation can be viewed here -
@OlympicGolf<\/a> #OWGR<\/a>#WWGR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/g2Fa61imTh<\/a><\/p>— OWGR (@OWGRltd) March 20, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>