mobanmarketHong Kong: Golf’s Hong Kong Open has been rescheduled for January after its postponement over violent anti-government protests, organisers said on Friday — although it will not be sanctioned by the European Tour.
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The tournament, one of Asia’s oldest and biggest golf competitions, was originally slated for November 28-December 1, but was postponed as the city wrestled with months of pro-democracy protests.
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The $1 million event will now be held from January 9-12, and will be sanctioned by the Asian Tour but not the European Tour which has the South African Open in the same week.
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“We are pleased to announce the 61st Hong Kong Open will now be the curtain-raiser for our 2020 season,” Asian Tour commissioner and CEO Cho Minn Thant said in a statement. “As our season-opening event, there will be an undoubtedly strong Asian Tour field with players eager to get their seasons off to a fast start.”
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