British Open ‘case as prepared’ as organizers consider options

Organizers of this year’s British Open state their focus is on the event “proceeding as planned” in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.

Golf has actually been affected by the spread of the infection, with the Masters and the PGA Championship, arranged for April and May, respectively, having actually been delayed and the PGA and European tours postponed.

This year’s Open is because of occur from July 16-19 at Royal St George’s and it is hoped the competition will occur as prepared; nevertheless, organizers at the Royal & & Ancient are keeping their options open after canceling 2 international amateur occasions arranged for next month.

In a declaration launched Thursday stated, the R&A stated: “We are undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of our plans to stage The 149th Open at Royal St George’s and the AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon, which are four and five months away respectively. This includes examining a range of scenarios for staging the championships, with our focus on proceeding as planned, as well as considering other contingency options available to us.”

Martin Slumbers, president of the R&A, stated: “Our outright top priority is to ensure the safety of players, fans, authorities, personnel and all associated with our champions which will be at the leading edge of our thinking as we keep an eye on advancements.

” We have a long time prior to we start constructing the facilities at both places therefore we are keeping the arranged dates in location for The Open and AIG Women’s British Open at this moment. We acknowledge that this is a quickly altering scenario and we will keep everybody notified of any changes to our strategies. These are hard times however we are remembering our duty for what’s right for golf and most notably for society.”

In 2015’s event was won by Shane Lowry at Royal Portrush. It was his first victory at one of golf’s 4 majors.

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