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When it was announced that next month’s Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, would be the first PGA Tour event to allow spectators after the Tour resumed its season last week in Fort Worth, many might have expected that every tournament to follow would do the same. On Monday, 3M Open tournament director

5:38 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour will keep the 3M Open in Minnesota on schedule, but the second-year event will be played without spectators on site. Tournament officials announced Monday that the state’s health guidelines currently in place for public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic will keep the galleries empty throughout the weekend

FORT WORTH — A feisty summer wind rose at the Charles Schwab Challenge, blowing into Colonial Country Club all manner of possibilities. You had so many stars and so many storylines for the return of Sundays on the PGA Tour. Could Jordan Spieth prevail for the first time since the 2017 Open Championship? Could a

7:10 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Daniel Berger was playing some of the best golf that no one noticed. Three months away because of the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow his momentum, and he made it pay off Sunday with a victory at Colonial. The PGA Tour made a healthy return to golf

What constitutes a win? If it’s public sentiment, the medalist is Jordan Spieth, his long-awaited revival the light that sparked weekend excitement at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Should publicity be the barometer, it was captured (and bench-pressed) by Bryson DeChambeau. For those of literal interpretations, the spoils belong to Daniel Berger, who put on the

With each day that passes at Colonial Country Club, the Charles Schwab Challenge comes closer to resembling what we remember to be a typical PGA Tour event. Naturally, it was going to take some time for players and caddies to become acclimated to “the new normal” as the tour implemented numerous healthy and safety procedures

7:28 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — If Harold Varner III was disappointed with his round on Saturday at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club, it was difficult to tell. Among the 13 golfers within 3 shots of the leader, Xander Schauffele, Varner was one of two not to break par in the

Moving day at Colonial was as entertaining as you’d expect. That 36-hole leader board wasn’t going to have it any other way. Sunday’s final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge will almost certainly be more of the same. But before that madness gets rolling, here are our five takeaways from Saturday’s third round at Colonial.

7:17 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — The PGA Tour went three months without playing. It took three days to show fans what they were missing, even if all they could do was watch on TV. Eight players had at least a share of the lead at some point Saturday in the Charles

FORT WORTH – The last silhouette on the putting green Saturday belonged to Harold Varner III. He was a man making amends. Sweat beaded on his arms. It was nearing 5:30 p.m. He rolled ball after ball from short distances. He sent a text. Bruce Sudderth had just completed a lesson with one of the

Harold Varner III finds himself in uncharted territory this weekend at the Charles Schwab Challenge. For the first time in 129 PGA Tour starts, the 29-year-old from Gastonia, N.C., held the 36-hole lead, having shot a career best 11-under 129 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Should he hold on and pull out his

5:32 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Before this week, Rory McIlroy had never played the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club because it never fit with his schedule. Over the years, it conflicted with a prestigious event on the European Tour and last year it would have meant playing four straight weeks. McIlroy’s

Next week’s RBC Heritage didn’t just attract a star-studded field unseen at Harbour Town. It rivals nearly anything seen for a regular PGA Tour event in a couple of decades. The participants for next week were finalized on Friday, and of the 154 players currently listed, 114 have won at least one PGA Tour event.

8:08 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — He wanted to get bigger and stronger, and Bryson DeChambeau delivered on his pledge. DeChambeau had plenty of time with the PGA Tour on hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic to work on his physique, a project that began late last year during his first break. Now

FORT WORTH – After three months away from competitive golf, the players in the Charles Schwab Challenge came to Colonial with the same question. Did their games come too? Round One was the day for judgment. Answers were offered. But let’s be clear: There was more going on Thursday than finding one’s swing or stroke.