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The course closed seven weeks ago due to a
local "shelter in place" order in San Francisco over coronavirus
concerns.
"The San Francisco Office of Public Health has permitted golf
with the implementation of practices that minimize the risk of
spreading COVID-19," TPC Harding Park said on its website on
Sunday.
"In order for us to abide by those standards and create a safe
environment for everyone, we ask for your help."
It listed a number of rules including that golfers must remain
at least six feet (1.8 metres) apart and play in the order they
start, with no playing through allowed.
Harding Park had been originally slated to host the PGA
Championship from May 14-17, but the event has been rescheduled
for Aug. 6-9, by which time it is hoped the coronavirus outbreak
has been largely controlled.
The PGA Championship is one of three majors to be rescheduled
this year, with the U.S. Open moving from June to September and
the Masters from April to November.
The British Open has been cancelled.
The PGA Tour's weekly circuit of tournaments is scheduled to
resume on June 11 with the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort
Worth, Texas. It will be contested without any fans in
attendance.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina, editing by
Pritha Sarkar)
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