A Minutes Silence for George Floyd

The first PGA Tour Golf Championship after a 3 month Covid hiatus decided that the 8:46 a.m. tee time ‘will feature no players’.  Instead, it will be a minute’s silence in memory of African American George Floyd who lay dying as a white policeman pinned him to the ground with his knee on his neck for 8 minutes 46 seconds in broad daylight on a public street in Minneapolis, USA, two weeks ago.

8:46 Global Symbol

8:46 has become a global symbol for the racial injustice faced by the black community. All communities and all colours of people around the world have united in protest of racism in the USA and anywhere else.  It is hoped that the 8:46 minute’s silence at Colonial Country Club (Charles Schwab Challenge) will amplify the discussions and the protests against social injustice.

So the PGA Tour’s 8:46 minute’s silence for George Floyd demonstrates how every event and everyone can stimulate the conversation about racial issues.

Send us your story if you see any interesting gestures that help people to stand against racism.

FIRST TEE/10TH TEE

6:50 a.m., Noon

Ryan Palmer, Brian Harman, Bill Haas

7:01 a.m., 12:11 p.m.

Wyndham Clark, Doc Redman, Robby Shelton

Brian Stuard, Branden Grace, Scott Harrington

7:23 a.m., 12:33 p.m.

Kevin Tway, Patton Kizzire, Russell Knox

7:34 a.m., 12:44 p.m.

Chez Reavie, Charles Howell III, Pat Perez

7:45 a.m., 12:55 p.m.

Viktor Hovland, Brice Garnett, Jason Dufner

7:56 a.m., 1:06 p.m.

8:07 a.m., 1:17 p.m.

Troy Merritt, Brendan Steele, Jimmy Walker

8:18 a.m., 1:28 p.m.

Cameron Champ, Shane Lowry, Jim Herman

8:29 a.m., 1:39 p.m.

8:40 a.m., 1:50 p.m.

Adam Hadwin, Harris English, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

8:46 a.m.

The PGA Tour has reserved the 8:46 a.m. tee time to pay respects to the memory of George Floyd during each round with a moment of silence, prayer and reflection.

8:51 a.m., 2:01 p.m.

Mackenzie Hughes, Danny Lee, Brian Gay

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