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TheOn the second day of the [[2020 Players Championship]] wasthe scheduledevent's toorganizers playwere onoriginally itsgoing secondto dayhave asthe it wasevent due to planplayed without spectators, organizersbut they had to cancel the remainder of the event. This subsequently hadled the [[PGA Tour]] to suspend the event until 11 June.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wacker |first=Brian |title=Players 2020: PGA Tour cancels Players Championship, next three tournament |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/players-2020-pga-tour-cancels-players-championship-next-three-tournaments |magazine=Golf World |date=12 March 2020 |access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> With theThe [[2020 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]] (the first [[Men's major golf championships|men's major championship]] of 2020) beingwas rescheduled from April to November, while the [[2020 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] and [[2020 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] also beingwas rescheduled to August and September, respectively from their usual May and June schedule, and the [[2020 Open Championship|Open Championship]] was cancelled for the first time since [[1945 Open Championship|1945]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Golf organizations new schedule |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2020/04/06/golf-organizations-new-schedule-changes-fedexcup-playoffs-tour-championship-masters-pga-championship-ryder-cup-us-open-the-open-championship-coronavirus.html |publisher=PGA Tour |date=6 April 2020 |access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> The PGA Championship became the first men's major of the season and was held behind closed doors.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |title=PGA Championship, minus fans, gets green light at Harding Park |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/29347505/pga-championship-minus-fans-gets-green-light-harding-park |work=ESPN |first=Bob |last=Harig |date=22 June 2020 |access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>

Likewise, the [[2020 LPGA Tour|early LPGA season]] was merely affected by the pandemic as tournaments in Asia had cancelled early in response with the [[COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China|outbreak in China]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/28668379/lpga-tour-cancels-2-more-asia-tournaments-due-coronavirus |title=LPGA Tour cancels 2 more Asia tournaments due to coronavirus |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> as the [[LPGA Tour]] had to suspend until 30 July.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2020/2020-29-april-schedule-update |title=LPGA Targets Date to Restart 2020 Season |publisher=LPGA |date=29 April 2020}}</ref> With the [[2020 ANA Inspiration|ANA Inspiration tournament]] (the first [[Women's major golf championships|women's major championship]] of 2020) being rescheduled from April to September, while the [[2020 Women's PGA Championship|KPMG Women's PGA Championship]] and [[2020 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] also being rescheduled to October and December, respectively, with the [[2020 Evian Championship|Evian Championship]] (first rescheduled to 6–9 August after being postponed from the original July schedule) cancelled for the first time in its 26-year history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/52972414 |title=Coronavirus & golf: LPGA Evian Championship in France cancelled |work=BBC Sport |date=9 June 2020 |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> However, the [[2020 Women's British Open|AIG Women's British Open]] became the first women's major of the season and was held behind closed doors, took place on the usual August schedule and went on as planned.<ref>{{cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Chris |title=Women's British Open & Scottish Open to go ahead in August without fans |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/53323093 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=8 July 2020 |date=7 July 2020}}</ref>