Canadian golfers not changing plans as novel coronavirus spreads Article Image 0 , The Canadian PressThe five Canadians playing this week at The Players Championship, the PGA Tour's flagship event, are trying to not let the health crisis impact what they're doing on the course.
Nearly 200,000 fans attended The Players Championship last year, with 67 per cent coming from outside the local region, according to figures provided by the tournament. The event is in North Florida on the Atlantic coast, about a 40-minute drive from Jacksonville. Last week, the PGA Tour said there would be no planned schedule changes beyond what was decided with PGA Tour China, where the start of the 2020 season has been delayed.
"We're all in and making certain that we're able to operate that event," he said."Now, there are various iterations or there are different ways of operating an event based on the circumstances in terms of fan involvement and how we operate the event, but we're still confident that we'd be able to operate the event."