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APNewsBreak: PGA Championship to move to May in 2019

By DOUG FERGUSON page Black on New York’s as early as Tuesday at Quail PGA Tour’s desire to wrap Harding Park in San Fran-
AP Golf Writer Long Island in 2019 as part Hollow Club, site of this up its FedEx Cup before cisco in 2020, so there was
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — of a long-term plan that in- year’s PGA Championship. the NFL begins. always the possibility of
Players are allowed to volves a major shift in the They spoke to the AP on The move to May also puts moving to May during the
wear shorts during practice golf calendar, including condition of anonymity be- the PGA Championship next Olympic year. How-
rounds at the PGA Champi- The Players Championship cause the move has not in the middle of the major ever, that would mean the
onship. That won’t be nec- going back to its March been announced. championship season — PGA gets bounced around
essary in two years when it date, The Associated Press The change has been in after the Masters, before the calendar every four
moves to May. has learned. the works for four years, the U.S. Open — instead of years.
The PGA of America is mov- Two officials involved in the one official said. The cata- being stuck at the end in The PGA of America was
ing its major championship discussions say the PGA of lyst behind the movement August when courses typi- interested in building con-
to May for the first time in 70 America and PGA Tour will was golf’s return to the cally are softer because tinuity, and a move to May
years when it goes to Beth- discuss details of the move Olympics, along with the of the summer heat and could energize what has

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news
conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament at the
Quail Hollow Club Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C.
Associated Press

sports fans have one eye been looked upon as the
turned toward football. last of the four majors. That
Still to be determined is the also would allow it to go
how the rest of the PGA to some areas that were
Tour schedule is constrict- deemed too hot for Au-
ed to finish around Labor gust, such as Texas, Florida
Day. One official said the and parts of the Southeast.
playoff event in Boston It already has said the PGA
is likely to go away after Championship would re-
2018. Another official said turn to Southern Hills in Tulsa
one plan is for the Green- before 2030.
brier Classic, typically held The last time it was held
in July, to move to the fall. at Southern Hills, in 2007,
The PGA Championship temperatures topped 100
has been in August since degrees.
1969 with two exceptions. The move also could serve
Jack Nicklaus won in Feb- as a boost to golf courses
ruary 1971 when it was held around the country — the
at PGA National in South PGA of America has some
Florida, and last year it was 27,000 golf professionals —
held the final weekend in going into the heart of the
July at Baltusrol ahead of season.
the Olympics in Rio de Ja- But it also eliminates other
neiro. parts of the country from
The PGA is scheduled for hosting the PGA.q