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- ↑ Revere, Stacey (2 April 2020). "KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship canceled in wake of coronavirus". Golfweek. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Open Postponed; 2020 U.S. Senior Opens Canceled". USGA. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ Jackson, Keith (2 July 2020). "Senior Open to return to Sunningdale in 2021 after cancellation of this year's event". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2023.