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‘Normal amount’ of fans expected to attend LPGA’s Marathon Classic

The path to the LPGA’s restart at the Marathon Classic in late July was cleared with the Ohio governor approving a plan that will allow spectators.

The Marathon Classic has been in limbo amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Ohio under public gathering restrictions and with tournament officials saying it was unlikely they could afford to stage the event without spectators and corporate customers.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday in his daily news briefing that spectators will be allowed at the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament, which is planned a week before the Marathon Classic. The governor made the same allowances for the Marathon Classic (July 23-26) in Sylvania, the PGA Tour Champions’ Bridgestone Senior Players Championship (Aug.