US sport edges back from virus shutdown with golf, auto events

World number one Rory McIlroy and America's most popular auto racers will nudge United States sport forward this weekend as hope grows for a June revival from the coronavirus shutdown.

Four-time major champion McIlroy and fifth-ranked Dustin Johnson will team up to face Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a made-for-television Skins Game without spectators on Sunday to raise $3 million for virus relief charities.

"Golf can return to doing things like this," McIlroy said.

"We can keep ourselves socially distant. We can keep ourselves in different carts and stay more than six feet away from one another. That's very important, too, taking all the necessary precautions to be able to put this match on."
"For all of us, it's just the unknown of making sure we're doing it the right way."
"Hopefully it's safe enough to move forward," Fowler said. "We want to make sure it's safe enough and make sure our country and the states on their own are doing well enough to continue moving forward." - 'Too
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"NASCAR will return in an environment that will ensure the safety of our competitors, officials and all those in the local community."
"I'm sure after this first race it will be a lot easier for us and it should go quite a bit smoother, so I'm looking forward to it."