US Open won't permit spectators

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said even a US Open without fans would be “a welcome sight for sports fans across the country and will help restore a sense of normalcy as we build back better than before.” Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

US Open organisers have ruled out spectators at the September 17-20 major at Winged Foot in New York.

The US Open moved from June 18-21 to the third week in September as the golf schedule was entirely reconfigured to account for a three-month shutdown.