PGA Tour’s first event since March will mark the death of George Floyd at 8.46am and has the world’s top three grouped together for the first two rounds
In the most optimistic of outlooks, a journey which begins with Ryan Palmer cracking a tee shot at the Colonial Country Club in Forth Worth, Texas, will conclude with the crowning of a Masters champion in front of adoring galleries at Augusta on 15 November.
So much in between – including the Ryder Cup – remains unclear as golf steps forward for its new beginning. To its credit the PGA Tour has already confounded widespread scepticism by reaching this point. Golf is back.