Workday Charity Open Field led by Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA – JUNE 17: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays a shot as coach Claude Harmon III looks on during a practice round prior to the RBC Heritage on June 17, 2020 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

The Workday Charity Open is a one-time PGA TOUR event that will be contested at Muirfield Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, the week prior to the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, filling the week vacated when the 2020 John Deere Classic was cancelled on May 28. The John Deere Classic will return to the PGA TOUR schedule in 2021.

Featuring a 157-player field and $6.2 million purse, the Workday Charity Open will be held without the general public attendance.

The Workday Charity Open will feature seven of the top 15 in the world, but still no Tiger Woods.

CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT – JUNE 24: Justin Thomas of the United States plays his shot off the seventh tee during a practice round of the Travelers Championship on June 24, 2020 at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Notables in the filed include Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay, Gary Woodland, Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Jason Day, Collin Morikowa, Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 09: Rickie Fowler of the United States plays his shot from the ninth tee during a practice round prior to the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club on June 09, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Of note, Chase Koepka was given an exemption into the field after he chose to withdraw from the Travelers Championship from being around his brother’s caddie Ricky Elliott, who tested positive for the coronavirus.

While his test came back negative, Chase Koepka withdrew out of an “abundance of caution.”

“Given the extraordinary circumstances that led to his withdrawal after Monday qualifying, a start in the Workday Charity Open as a result of his selfless act was the right thing to do,” said PGA TOUR Chief of Operations Tyler Dennis. “The term – abundance of caution – was not part of our vernacular four months ago and to that point, I can’t say enough about our players that put their TOUR – and the health and safety of their peers and all involved with our tournaments and our communities – above their own goals.”

 

 

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