PGA 99% Sure To Be Playing 2016 Championship In Late July

Sounds like the schedule for 2016 working around the Rio Olympic Games is shaping up, as Bloomberg's Michael Buteau reports that the PGA of America is comfortable with moving the Baltusrol PGA to late July, before the Aug 5-21 games.

A schedule change could benefit the PGA Championship at the Springfield, New Jersey, course, which also hosted the 2005 PGA Championship, won by Phil Mickelson, Bevacqua said.

“It’s a better time to host a major championship,” he said. “More people are around and in the swing of things. Less people are on their summer vacations. We think it’s actually going to work out to our advantage.”

We also will know soon which city will be creating headaches for the IGF as the 2020 Olympic Games final bribes are due with announcement set for this week. Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid are the pulse stunting finalists, with Madrid reportedly pullling away down the stretch.