Most Pro Tournaments Unlikely To Be Covered In The Case Of A Pandemic

ESPN.com’s Bob Harig looks at the Valspar Championship—which is supposed to be well into round 2 of the 2020 event—tearing down and dealing with issues related to the COVD-19 cancellation.

This from Harig’s piece answers a question many have had about significant professional golf tournaments and whether insurance covers pandemics:

Making matters worse? Although the Valspar Championship and most events take out insurance for business interruption, a pandemic is not covered in such instances.

"We can't go back to them at all,'' she said.

I can confirm this is the case for most tournaments. Another blow to lost events and communities benefiting from their charitable dollars.