Stuart Franklin(Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)Welcome to the Dew Sweeper's PGA Championship rundown, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social media headlines and upcoming events, here's every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of August 9.
PGA Championship to May, Players to March
The PGA of America officially announced on Tuesday that it's moving the PGA Championship from its traditional August date to May. This coincides with the PGA Tour dropping the Players Championship to March, and, though PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan did not officially state this intention — it's expected the FedEx Cup will be rescheduled for August.
Some of the upshots from this flurry of moves include opening the possibility for new venues to garner Wanamaker hosting duties (especially in the southern and western parts of the country), giving the tour's postseason a respit..