Column: 11 states, 12 weeks and golf rolls on in a pandemic

Collin Morikawa is shown on the practice range ahead of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Atlanta. The Tour Championship begins Friday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

FILE - In this March 13, 2020, file photo, PGA Tour Commission Jay Monahan is shown during a news conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Monahan decided against a public statement on the civil unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, instead sending a letter to players. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, hits from the 12th tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jon Rahm poses with the J.K. Wadley trophy, left, and the BMW trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament at the Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Collin Morikawa, left, works with an instructor on the practice range ahead of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Atlanta. The Tour Championship begins Friday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

A grounds crew worker is shown on the 18th green ahead of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Atlanta. The Tour Championship begins Friday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)