PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The PGA Tour has reversed course and announced the cancellation of The Players as well as the next three events on the schedule because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The decision comes less than 12 hours after Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said that the circuit’s flagship event would continue for the next three rounds but without spectators.
Players were notified via text at about 9:50 p.m. ET Thursday that the tournament had been canceled because of the “rapidly changing situation.”
In a follow-up text, the Tour said that the next three events are also canceled.