Golf: Masters postponed to 'some later date' due to coronavirushttps://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/golf-u-masters-postponed-due-141056366.html(Reuters) - The Masters, which brings together the world's best golfers in April for the year's first major, has been postponed because of concerns about the coronavirus, Augusta National Golf Club said on Friday.
People from all over the world attend the Masters at Augusta National, which this year was scheduled for April 9-12, and the club said it hopes the postponement will allow it to host the event safely at a later date.
"Unfortunately, the ever-increasing risks associated with the widespread Coronavirus COVID-19 have led us to a decision that undoubtedly will be disappointing to many, although I am confident is appropriate under these unique circumstances," Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said in a statement.
The decision to postpone the event comes a day after the PGA Tour canceled this week's Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and all events through April 5.
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Ridley also said the Augusta National Women's Amateur and the three-pronged junior skills competition known as the Drive, Chip and Putt competition that all lead into the Masters have also been postponed.
My comment: I applaud the sport of golf for postponing these sporting events and taking the health of their players and fans into consideration for a change. I must admit, under the new Center for the Dissemination of Covid guidance requiring only 1 day of isolation for COVID infections, I am surprised that any large scale, organized and monied events would self-regulate in terms of COVID. Here's hoping this kind of sane decision becomes contagious.
