- First major of 2020 will run from 20-23 August at Royal Troon
- R&A says safety measures include creation of ‘biosecure zone’
Women’s professional golf has been handed a boost after it was confirmed the British Open will take place as scheduled later this summer. The event, which will run from 20-23 August at Royal Troon, is to be played without spectators.
While the PGA Tour has been back in operation since early June and its equivalent in Europe resumes later this month, leading female golfers have enjoyed no such competitive leeway. That limited playing opportunity is thought to have been prominent in the minds of the R&A, who now preside over the Women’s British Open. This will mark the first women’s major of 2020 because of Covid-19 disruption.
Written by Ewan Murray
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