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COVID-19 causes another LPGA cancellation in Asia

Days after the LPGA wrapped up its final major for the season at the AIG Women’s British Open, the tour’s schedule has taken a COVID-19 hit.

Days after the LPGA wrapped up its fifth and final major for the season at the AIG Women’s British Open, the tour’s schedule has taken another COVID-19 hit. The LPGA announced that ongoing pandemic-related travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of the Buick LPGA Shanghai, originally scheduled for Oct. 14-17 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club.

It’s the second consecutive year the tournament has been canceled.

“We thank SAIC-GM Buick, the China Golf Association, the CLPGA and IMG for all their efforts and look forward to returning to Qizhong Garden Golf Club next year,” LPGA officials wrote in a statement.

The Buick LPGA Shanghai would have been part of a four-tournament Asian Swing on the tour. Already this summer, the LPGA canceled the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA. The BMW Ladies Championship, to be played in Korea, remains on the schedule for Oct. 21-24 and so does the TOTO Japan Classic, which is slated for Nov. 4-7.

The remaining six regular-season events are domestic. The next stop on the LPGA calendar is next week’s Solheim Cup, which will be played at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

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LPGA announces cancellation of Buick LPGA event in Shanghai

The LPGA announced that the Buick LPGA Shanghai will not be played because of current health concerns and significant travel restrictions.

Another event has dropped off the LPGA schedule. The tour announced Tuesday that the Buick LPGA Shanghai, scheduled for Oct. 15-18, will not be played because of the current health concerns and significant travel restrictions put in place due to COVID-19.

The Shanghai event became a question mark last month when the Associated Press reported news of an order from China’s General Administration of Sports that would cancel all international sporting events in the country for the rest of the year.

“We thank SAIC-GM Buick, the China Golf Association, the CLPGA, and IMG for all their efforts and very much look forward to returning to Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai in 2021,” the LPGA said in a statement.

The Buick LPGA Shanghai would have been the start of a four-tournament Asian swing for the fall. The BMW Ladies Championship in Korea, Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA and TOTO Japan Classic remain on the schedule.

The PGA Tour’s HSBC Champions is scheduled for Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Shanghai, but the Tour has not made an announcement on its fate. The World Golf Championships event is played annually at Sheshan International Golf Club.

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Report: China cancels all 2020 sports events, including two golf events

PGA Tour and LPGA events were among events affected by an announcement that China would cancel all international sports events.

Two major professional golf events to be played in China later in the fall will be affected by this week’s announcement that China is canceling all international sports events for the year. The Associated Press reported on Thursday that an order from the General Administration of Sports wipes out all such sporting events apart from trials for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

The PGA Tour’s HSBC Champions was to be played in Shanghai Oct. 29-Nov. 1. The World Golf Championships event is played annually at Sheshan International Golf Club. Rory McIlroy won it last year, and other recent champions include Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson.

The LPGA schedule takes a hit as the Buick LPGA Shanghai, scheduled for Oct. 15-18, falls off the calendar. It would have been the first stop on a three-week Asian swing that includes subsequent stops at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA and TOTO Japan Classic.

The LPGA already lost events in Thailand, Singapore and China in February and March as the COVID pandemic began to take hold.

Other upcoming sporting events affected by the order include at least six Women’s Tennis Association events, the Asian sport climbing championships, the badminton World Tour Finals and two cycling events.

According to the AP, the General Administration of Sports cited “science and order” in issuing its plan to proceed on Thursday.