Golf

U.S. Open golf events Limited in California.

There were no fans in attendance at Winged Foot in September when Bryson DeChambeau beat Matthew Wolff, and there were also no fans at the PGA Championship in California — which has been notoriously stringent on its pandemic regulations over the past year — last August when Collin Morikawa claimed his first major.

There were rumblings that this year’s U.S. Open in San Diego might also be fan-free, but it appears that everyone is moving forward with a plan for fans to attend.

The Masters hosted its 85th edition at Augusta National in April with patrons on the property, and the PGA Championship is expecting up to 10,000 folks per round at Kiawah in May. There is no word yet on whether the Open Championship at Royal St. George’s in July will have fans in attendance.