By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
DUBLIN – Muirfield Village is gearing up for the first doubleheader on the PGA Tour in 63 years.
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A new tournament called the Workday Charity Open starts Thursday on the course Jack Nicklaus built. And then it’s onto the Memorial, the tournament Nicklaus created.
The goal for tour officials is to protect the condition of the course from 157 players this week and 120 players next week.
They also want to try to present a different test. That means slower greens, different tees and rough that isn’t quite as high this week.
Workday is a one-time event replacing the canceled John Deere Classic.
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Three players who have tested positive for the coronavirus but are no longer symptomatic will play together at the Workday Charity Open.
The PGA Tour announced the change Wednesday in the latest revision of its COVID-19 policies.
Nick Watney will play alongside Dylan Frittelli and Denny McCarthy during the first two rounds at Muirfield Village.
Watney was the first tour player to test positive and reported mild symptoms.
The tour said all three players continue to test positive for the virus but have met the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for return to work. Players in those circumstances will either be grouped together or play as singles.