European Tour: Six-week & # 039; UK Swing & # 039; start of the resumption of the season
The first tournament in the & # 39; UK Swing & # 39; are the British Masters, hosted by English golfer Lee Westwood (left)
The European Tour season resumes in July with a six-week 'UK Swing' tournament and runs until December
The British Masters in Newcastle from July 22-25 is the first of six events, two of which take place at Celtic Manor.
Later in the year, the Scottish Open will take place on October 8-11 with the Tour's flagship PGA Championship event the following week at Wentworth, with other tournaments to be unveiled.
The DP World Tour Championship ends the season in Dubai from December 10-13.
The European Tour was suspended on March 8 because of the pandemic of the coronavirus. In a statement, the Tour said the return of tournaments was subject to "strict safety and testing protocols."
UK Swing Events
July 22-25: Betfred British Masters, Close House Golf Club, Newcastle July 30 – August 2: English Open, Marriott Forest of Arden, Birmingham August 6-9: English Championship, Marriott Hanbury Manor, Hertfordshire August 13-16: Celtic Classic, The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport August 20-23: Wales Open, The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport August 27-30: UK Championship, The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield
Rolex Series
October 8-11: Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick October 15-18: BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water December 3-6: Nedbank Golf Challenge, Gary Player CC, Sun City , South Africa December 10-13: DP World Tour Championship, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Keith Pelley, Director of European Tour, said: "We have taken a measured approach to our schedule, informed every step of the way through our m academic advisers and government guidance.
"As a wave's worldwide Tour, diversity is normally one of our greatest strengths, but in this case it has become one of our greatest challenges.
" At first it played in clusters, in one area is the best option in terms of testing, travel and accommodation. "
Pelley also thanked sponsors and organizers for showing" flexibility and understanding of the current global situation. "
The English Championship in Hertfordshire will clash with the rescheduled first major of the year , the US PGA Championship, which has been moved to August 6-9 and will be held in Harding Park, San Francisco.
The six- During the & # 39; UK Swing & # 39; event of the week, £ 500,000 from the European Tour split equally among local tournament guest charities and charities chosen by the leading 10 players in a mini Order of Merit held over those six tournaments, adding that the European Tour will be exempt of players retained for the 2021 season.
He said, "We don't want to put anyone in a position where they feel they have no choice but to play in certain events to protect them. un livelihood.
"Likewise, it was the feeling that it was not fair to disadvantage members who would like to play in an event, but may not be able to because of the continued travel restrictions."
