Amid hopes for the return of fans on the PGA Tour next year, Commissioner Jay Monahan says tournaments are prepared financially to do without and still break even on operating costs.In a conference call Thursday to look back at a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Monahan said the tour was encouraged that a vaccine could lead to a “slow and steady increase” in how many fans are allowed at tournaments.
Still, he said that would not be a decision by the tour alone.The tour for the last five years had been pushing its tournaments — most are run autonomously — to build reserve funds to cope with a situation like what the pandemic presented.