[Golf Topic] European Tour "Germany and France Tournaments Canceled"... Scottish Open Postponed

Kiss Pelly, CEO of the European Tour. Photo by European Tour website

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The European Tour is struggling to recover from the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

As the epidemic spread throughout Europe, tournaments scheduled for June and July were canceled or postponed. On the 18th (Korean time), the European Tour announced, "Due to the ongoing risk situation caused by COVID-19, the BMW International Open (total prize money 2 million euros) and the French Open (total prize money 1.5 million euros) have been canceled, and the Scottish Open (total prize money 7 million dollars) has been postponed." The schedule has been suspended since early last month after the Qatar Masters due to COVID-19.

The canceled BMW International Open was scheduled to be held on June 25 in Munich, Germany, and the French Open was to take place near Paris, France, on July 2. The new date for the Scottish Open, planned for July 9 in North Berwick, Scotland, has not been decided. Keith Pelley, CEO of the European Tour, explained, "We will decide on the Scottish Open after reviewing various scenarios," adding, "We can only disclose detailed information once the global situation becomes clearer."

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