Justin Rose, who leads the tournament at 7-under, called it “a very personal moment to reflect on your life, how you go about your life, how you live your life and how inclusive you are in your own life with everybody you come across.’’ If you can’t do that, then I feel sorry for you.’’ I think everybody needs to understand that when you have an absolute disregard for the suffering or pain of somebody else or the death that you cause on somebody else, if you have no regard for that, you are a part of the problem and you need to get your together.“That’s probably the thing I took away from it - lL]et’s just understand that we’re all human beings and need to care about each other. “But what I would say is this: I think everybody needs to feel deeply what happened and to hurt deeply because of what happened to George Floyd. I just prayed that the chaos that we live in can be wisely moved forward so that decisions are made that actually are meaningful and helpful. “I think everybody chooses to do things in their own way. “I prayed,’’ said Tom Lehman, a Minnesota native. Most players and caddies stood with their heads bowed. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan bows his head during a moment of silence for George Floyd. The time was symbolic of the 8 minutes and 46 seconds former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee to the neck of Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in custody after telling the officer he couldn’t breathe. With that, three horns sounded, signifying a moment of pause all around the golf course as recognition of the George Floyd tragedy and the light it’s shined on racism and social injustice. approached, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan stepped onto the first tee, stood in front of a camera, and said: “As the PGA Tour commits to amplifying voices and efforts to end systemic issues of racial and social injustices, we have reserved the 8:46 tee time to pause for a moment of silence, prayer and reflection.” tee time in Thursday’s opening round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club struck their tee shots amid relative silence and quietly went their respective ways.Īs 8:46 a.m. Woods breaks silence on LIV-PGA merger by denying explosive speechįORT WORTH, Texas - The moment did not last long, but it was powerful and poignant. PGA Tour commissioner will make his return after 'medical situation' Greg Norman to be ousted under PGA-LIV merger plans: Tour official PGA Tour commissioner has 'a lot less' of players' trust after LIV merger
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