One of the main reasons the tournaments were cancelled is the mandatory 2-week quarantine (at your own expense) in a hotel.
Given the Australian PGA is co-sanctioned with the European Tour and The Australian Women's Open with the LPGA there is zero chance any of their players will submit to such inconvenience.
Nor will any of the foreign-based Australians including Adam Scott, Marc Leishman or Karrie Webb.
Mike, if that's the reason, what do they do the year after if things are largely unchanged?
There was an event in WA last week, why can't we play with who is available, clearly a very reduced tournament/s, get the Euro/LPGA Tour to waive the co sanctioning this year.
Outside of Vic, things are relatively "normal"
The Open is different - it's not co-sanctioned. If it's the same situation a year from now, the question will be who might play.
The problem is so many of our best players live in the US and won't quarantine. Not that Day, Baddeley or Leishman come very often anyway.
The PGA could go without Europe but they would face the same questions.
The Women's Open doesn't work without the LPGA, foreign players or American-based Australians.
Which isn't to say we can't be inventive and make alternate events for players at home. An interstate teams event with teams made up of pros, amateurs, men and women, juniors playing matchplay might be fun.