USGA “Nimble” Regarding Spectators At Winged Foot

When the USGA cancelled all local and sectional qualifiers for its remaining four 2020 championships, the number 2000 was cited for the likely maximum number of humans allowed at Winged Foot.

But the idea of more than must players, entourages, families, friends, television and media at the U.S. Open is now on the table based on John Bodenhamer’s comments to ESPN.com’s Bob Harig.

"We are cautiously optimistic that we will have spectators,'' Bodenhamer said. "I'm looking at it as glass half full. Gov. Cuomo was very encouraging about wanting to reopen sports and we're going to be respectful of what New York and Westchester County wants us to do. But we viewed those as very positive remarks.

"We feel social distancing can be done in an outdoor arena, and we know it has been the epicenter, so we will be thoughtful about what are more important issues for them. But we're starting to think about what might be possible as far as fans, volunteers, media, a number of things. We are trying to be nimble.''