Because of the 13 cancelled events, plenty of big-name golfers who thought they had time to play their way into the top 125 are now sitting on the bubble.
None of this has been a good look for golf, a sport that prides itself on good looks. So now what? Is it time for professional golf to finally have its own set of rules?
Brian Harman has a one-stroke lead over Zach Johnson, Australian Matt Jones and Russell Henley halfway through the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
The first round of the Travelers Championship took on the aura of a Major Thursday, with three Major champions and their nine Major victories occupying the top of the leaderboard.