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PGA Championship confirms no fans for Harding Park

Brooks Koepka will try to become the first player to win the PGA Championship three straight times in stroke play, and there won't be anyone at Harding Park to cheer him on. The PGA of America confirmed Monday the first major of this most unusual year won't have spectators. The PGA Championship, originally scheduled for...

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Chambers Bay public golf course in University Place, Washington, southwest of Tacoma with sweeping views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.

Photographed on June 18, 2020. 214261

June 21, 2020 at 6:00 am

5 years ago, Chambers Bay hosted an unforgettable U.S. Open. So when could the course host another major?

Chambers Bay, the links course built along Puget Sound in University Place, delivered a dramatic U.S. Open finish 5 years ago. We checked in on...

Broadmoor Golf Club is seen in this aerial, Thursday, June 18, 2020 in Seattle. Private golf courses take up huge swathes of Seattle and pay almost no property tax. In the background is downtown Seattle and at right is the clubhouse. 214287 (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

June 20, 2020 at 6:01 am

Are Seattle’s exclusive private golf courses getting a huge break on property taxes? Critics say it’s time to recalculate

The King County Assessor, heeding calls from urban density advocates who have long said the courses pay less than they ought, has pledged to reexamine...

June 19, 2020 at 5:13 pm

Sideline Chatter: His playing partners stayed to discuss what sort of penalty he should incur

Now that’s what you call a water hazard.A Florida man — trying to retrieve an errant Frisbee golf disk from a Largo, Fla., park lake...

(Illustration by Rich Boudet / The Seattle Times)

June 14, 2020 at 6:00 am

And the winner of The Best Seattle Sports Bracket is ... Boys in the Boat!

Welcome to the bracket that will unofficially determine the greatest moment in Seattle sports history. Cast your vote for your favorite moments to help determine...

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Spectators gather around a hole to watch Fred Couples, Reteif Goosen, and Scott Parel during the 1st day of the Boeing Classic on Friday, August 23. 211260

June 11, 2020 at 12:53 pm

Boeing Classic golf tournament canceled because of coronavirus pandemic

The PGA Tour Champions event is usually held each August at the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course.

June 9, 2020 at 10:51 am

PGA Tour to hold minute of silence at 8:46 to honor Floyd

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The PGA Tour is leaving the 8:46 a.m. tee time vacant this week at Colonial as part of a tribute...

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June 5, 2020 at 12:23 pm

Golf makes a conservative return with an eye on the long run

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan went from wondering if any golf would be played this year to a schedule that resumes next week with a...

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Tom Boettcher of Seattle putts on the 2nd green at Interbay Golf Center on the first day golfers were allowed to play. “It feels exquisite to be back golfing” he said. 213885

May 20, 2020 at 6:28 pm

Foursomes are now allowed at Washington golf courses, but not in Seattle. Here’s why.

Gov. Jay Inslee's recent modifications to his coronavirus reopening plan for Washington courses allow foursomes of non-related players, but courses located in Seattle city limits...

May 18, 2020 at 12:49 pm

US Open no longer ‘open,’ eliminates qualifying for major

The U.S. Open might feel more like a closed shop this year. The COVID-19 pandemic, which already has postponed the U.S. Open at Winged Foot...

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The golf course at Interbay Golf Center in Seattle looks already to go for Tuesday when the course reopens. Shot Monday, May 4, 2020. 213882

May 16, 2020 at 2:01 pm

Foursomes of non-related golfers are now allowed to play together at Washington courses

The initial plan to reopen golf courses in Washington limited groups to two non-related members or groups of more than two with related family members....

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