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Will fans attend the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in person? [The San Diego Union-Tribune] Officials who run the prestigious U.S. Open golf tournament are working with five different scenarios related to crowds and COVID-19, while planning for the event’s return to San Diego’sTorrey Pines Golf Course in June. Depending on the effectiveness of vaccines and the number of COVID-19 cases this spring, the tournament could range from having no in-person fans to having the roughly 40,000 people who attend each day, like when Torrey hosted the event in 2008. “With COVID throwing us a curveball, we’ve really had to change our planning,” said Danny Sink of the United States Golf Association. “There will be a point in time next year when we have to make some tough decisions, and we’ll work with our partners at the city and the county health officials to determine what’s a safe way to have the championship.” ....
SAN DIEGO Officials who run the prestigious U.S. Open golf tournament are working with five different scenarios related to crowds and COVID-19, while planning for the event’s return to San Diego’s Torrey Pines Golf Course in June. Depending on the effectiveness of vaccines and the number of COVID-19 cases this spring, the tournament could range from having no in-person fans to having the roughly 40,000 people who attend each day, like when Torrey hosted the event in 2008. “With COVID throwing us a curveball, we’ve really had to change our planning,” said Danny Sink of the United States Golf Association. “There will be a point in time next year when we have to make some tough decisions, and we’ll work with our partners at the city and the county health officials to determine what’s a safe way to have the championship.” ....