Those scenes of tens of thousands of fans crammed together, following Tiger Woods as he continues his pursuit of a 16th major?
Not this week.
This week’s PGA Championship – like every week since the PGA Tour restarted in mid-June – will be played without spectators, with only essential personnel allowed on-site at TPC Harding Park. Woods got a taste of the Tour’s new normal when he teed it up three weeks ago at the Memorial Tournament, where he tied for 40th while playing in front of roughly a hundred volunteers, media and neighborhood residents.
It’s a weird dynamic for every player, but particularly one with the worldwide popularity of Woods, who has drawn a crowd since he was in grade school.