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2020 Masters Tournament postponed

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6 years ago

Mar 13, 2020

On Friday, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club Fred Ridley announced that the 2020 Masters would be postponed and played at a later date.

The Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals are also postponed in a decision the club feels “puts us in the best position to safely host the Masters Tournament and our amateur events at some later date.”

Fred Ridley’s full statement:

“On Wednesday, March 4, we issued a memo stating that our plans to host the Masters Tournament, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals had not changed. Unfortunately, the ever-increasing risks associated with the widespread Coronavirus COVID-19 have led us to a decision that undoubtedly will be disappointing to many, although I am confident is appropriate under these unique circumstances.

Considering the latest information and expert analysis, we have decided at this time to postpone the Masters Tournament, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals.

Ultimately, the health and well-being of everyone associated with these events and the citizens of the Augusta community led us to this decision. We hope this postponement puts us in the best position to safely host the Masters Tournament and our amateur events at some later date.

We will continue to work with the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Office of the Governor, the Georgia Department of Public Health, the City of Augusta and all other local authorities. We are grateful to all of these entities for their exceptional efforts and guidance.

We recognize this decision will affect many people, including our loyal patrons. Your patience as we make every effort to communicate effectively and efficiently is appreciated, and we will share any additional information as soon as it becomes available. Updates also will be posted to our website, Masters.com.

As COVID-19 continues to impact the lives of people everywhere, we seek your understanding of this decision and know you share our concern given these trying times. Thank you for your faithful support.”

The decision follows the PGA Tour’s move to suspend the Players Championship following the first round of play, and cancel the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship, and Valero Texas Open. The Masters was scheduled to be played April 9-12.

The club has made no comment on when the major championship could be contested or whether the Drive, Chip & Putt competition or Augusta National Women’s Amateur will be rescheduled as well.

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12 Comments

HDTVMAN

Mar 16, 2020 at 1:15 pm

I would tentatively schedule it for May 28-31…Cancel the Rocket Mortgage in Detroit.

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Chris

Mar 13, 2020 at 2:43 pm

You really have to think how much worse this might get if a place like ANGC with all of the resources and contacts they have at their fingertips are deciding to postpone this far in advance. It seems like a clear connection that they know we’re only at the beginning of this thing and we’re going to have cancellations and postponements for months.

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- Moosejaw McWilligher
  
  Mar 13, 2020 at 6:25 pm
  
  The whole point is to *stop* it from continuing to spread. If we “do nothing” and go about our normal routines, it continues to spread and increase. If we preemptively prevent contact, we decrease the spread and then allow it to burn itself out.
  
  The vast majority of people apparently do not have the cognitive ability to understand this.
  
  “I’m not sick, so I can do whatever I want…”
  
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dat

Mar 13, 2020 at 2:12 pm

Shame.

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Moosejaw McWilligher

Mar 13, 2020 at 11:50 am

And so says – and so does – one of the most staunchly conservative organizations in golf! I mean, it’s only 5 years since they admitted females were full citizens.

Will the c-flakes now calm down and take the world’s advice, or will they stamp their feet and shake their disapproving fists, and continue to call it an overreaction to Boe Jiden’s Big Hoax? Only time and more death will tell!

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- AOC
  
  Mar 13, 2020 at 2:12 pm
  
  your a douche
  
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  - Hoto Moto
    
    Mar 13, 2020 at 4:26 pm
    
    A Senate investigation committee has already confirmed that this is Hillary’s fault.
    
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    - James T
      
      Mar 13, 2020 at 5:44 pm
      
      The entire plan was in the emails we didn’t get to see.
      
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  - Dave
    
    Mar 13, 2020 at 4:29 pm
    
    That is a kind way of saying that!!
    
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  - Moosejaw McWilligher
    
    Mar 13, 2020 at 6:27 pm
    
    “You’re a douche”.
    
    Nothing less insulting than a grammatically faulty insult.
    
    Reply Report comment
    - Get over it
      
      Mar 13, 2020 at 11:26 pm
      
      You sir have wasted WAAAYYYY too much of your life ranting about a flu on multiple pages OF A GOLF WEBSITE!! We are here to TALK GOLF (what a concept!) not listen to your political nonsense.
      
      Go back to your sorry life and quit trying to drag other people down with you. Drop the victim mentality and actually go help someone accomplish one of their goals. Big or small.
      “He who acts smart is foolish and he who acts foolish is smart”…. not sure why that comes to mind while reading your comments
      
      Other than that have a fantastic evening!!
      
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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

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2 days ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Scottie Scheffler leads the betting ahead of the second major championship of the year, with the World Number One a +345 favorite to get his hands on a second PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

Here is the full betting board for the 2026 PGA Championship courtesy of DraftKings.

Scottie Scheffler +345 – (Check 0ut his WITB here)

Rory McIlroy +800 – (Check out his WITB here)

Jon Rahm +1300
Cameron Young +1500
Bryson DeChambeau +1700
Xander Schauffele +1850
Matt Fitzpatrick +1950
Ludvig Aberg +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2600
Collin Morikawa +3500
Brooks Koepka +3900
Justin Rose +4300
Russell Henley +4600
Si Woo Kim +4700
Justin Thomas +4800
Robert MacIntyre +5300
Patrick Cantlay +5300
Viktor Hovland +5400
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Jordan Spieth +5900
Sam Burns +6000
Hideki Matsuyama +6200
Adam Scott +6400
Rickie Fowler +7000
Chris Gotterup +7400
Patrick Reed +7400
Min Woo Lee +7800
Ben Griffin +8000
Sepp Straka +8400
Shane Lowry +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9200
Maverick McNealy +9200
Joaquin Niemann +9200
Jake Knapp +9200
Jason Day +9600
Kurt Kitayama +10000
J.J. Spaun +10000
Harris English +10500
Nicolai Hojgaard +11000
Gary Woodland +11000
David Puig +11000
Michael Thorbjornsen +12000
Jacob Bridgeman +12000
Keegan Bradley +12500
Corey Conners +14000
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Thomas Detry +16500
Marco Penge +16500
Kristoffer Reitan +17000
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Sam Stevens +17500
Keith Mitchell +17500
Daniel Berger +18500
Ryan Gerard +20000
Nick Taylor +20000
Rasmus Hojgaard +21000
Dustin Johnson +21000
Pierceson Coody +23000
Aaron Rai +24000
Jordan Smith +24000
Angel Ayora +24000
Bud Cauley +25000
Matt McCarty +26000
Jayden Schaper +26000
Brian Harman +27000
Taylor Pendrith +27000
Ryan Fox +27000
J.T. Poston +27000
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Ryo Hisatsune +29000
Michael Kim +29000
Max Homa +29000
Denny McCarthy +29000
Tom McKibbin +30000
Rico Hoey +32000
Matt Wallace +32500
Ricky Castillo +33000
Haotong Li +33000
Michael Brennan +34000
Max Greyserman +36000
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Christiaan Bezuidenhout +37500
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Aldrich Potgieter +40000
Andrew Novak +42000
Patrick Rodgers +42500
Daniel Hillier +42500
Max McGreevy +46000
Billy Horschel +48000
Chris Kirk +48000
Ian Holt +49000
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Steven Fisk +50000
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John Keefer+55000
Matthias Schmid +57500
Austin Smotherman +57500
Sami Valimaki +60000
Andrew Putnam +60000
Lucas Glover +62500
Daniel Brown +62500
Jhonattan Vegas +75000
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Mikael Lindberg +85000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Bernd Wiesberger +100000
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Stewart Cink +130000
Kota Kaneko +130000
David Lipsky +150000
Chandler Blanchet +150000
Andy Sullivan +150000
Joe Highsmith +180000
Adam Schenk +200000
Travis Smyth +200000
Davis Riley +225000
Martin Kaymer +400000
Brian Campbell +400000
Padraig Harrington +450000
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Jordan Gumberg +450000
Ryan Vermeer +500000
Austin Hurt +500000
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Luke Donald+500000
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Jimmy Walker +500000
Jason Dufner +500000
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Garrett Sapp +500000
Francisco Bide +500000
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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

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2 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.