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title: "WATCH: Championship Restart Panel Discussion"
description: As part of the recent International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) virtual conference, Tyler Dennis (PGA TOUR, Senior Vice President and Chief of Operations), John Bodenhamer (USGA, Senior Managing Director or Championships) and Kerry Haigh (PGA, Chief Championships Officer) sat down to discuss the restart of championship golf during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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# [WATCH: Championship Restart Panel Discussion](https://wagolf.org/news/watch-championship-restart-panel-discussion)

 Written by [WA Golf Staff](https://wagolf.org/news/author/wa-golf-staff) | Nov 18, 2020 8:00:00 AM

As part of the recent International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) virtual conference, Tyler Dennis (PGA TOUR, Senior Vice President and Chief of Operations), John Bodenhamer (USGA, Senior Managing Director or Championships) and Kerry Haigh (PGA, Chief Championships Officer) sat down to discuss the restart of championship golf during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderated by Washington Golf CEO/Executive Director Troy Andrew, the discussion touches on how the collaboration amongst members of the golf industry helped to fuel a successful restart of championship golf.

[View full post](https://wagolf.org/news/watch-championship-restart-panel-discussion)

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