The tour, which has been suspended since American Trevor Simsby won the Malaysia Open on March 7, told AFP it aims to tee off again at the Shinhan Donghae Open from September 10 to 13 in South Korea, the first of three events in consecutive weeks.
The tour, which has been suspended since American Trevor Simsby won the Malaysia Open on March 7, told AFP it aims to tee off again at the Shinhan Donghae Open from September 10 to 13 in South Korea, the first of three events in consecutive weeks.
Woods' lone Colonial appearance was in 1997 but there was a sense he would return this year given the long layoff since the PGA Tour shut down in mid-March due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Golf's calendar has been decimated by the novel coronavirus outbreak
Golf's calendar has been decimated by the novel coronavirus outbreak
The talented 26-year-old kept herself fit physically and mentally during lockdown and is happy to be back on the fairways since coronavirus restrictions were eased last month.
Woods said he had the "utmost respect" for police and likened the situation to the Los Angeles riots of 1992, after four police were acquitted over the beating of motorist Rodney King.
"With growing uncertainty surrounding the border and the 14-day quarantine regulations, among other factors, we've weighed all of our options and concluded that it is not feasible to play this summer," Scott Pritchard, the Mackenzie Tour's executive director, said in a news release.
After more than two months of controlled movement and closures, the Saudi government this week set out a specific timetable to lift current restrictions in three phases.
The DP World Tour Championship in Dubai pushed to December from its original date in November
The Texas Women's Open used to be an LPGA Tour event in the 1950s