Golfing: European Tour regulations out staging events in U.S. this 12 months

(Reuters) – The European Tour has ruled out staging some situations in the United States this calendar year, Main Govt Keith Pelley said.

As section of a strategic alliance with the U.S.-based mostly PGA Tour, the European Tour was checking out the chance of holding a selection of tournaments in Florida due to COVID-19 vacation restrictions in Europe.

“As a world Tour we face issues due to present-day international travel limitations and we as a result need to examine all solutions available to guarantee our users engage in a entire timetable,” Pelley said in a statement.

“The supply to phase activities in the United States was a generous just one by the PGA Tour and shows the energy of the strategic alliance among our two Tours that we announced late last calendar year.

“Having said that … our intention is to keep with our existing plan and that stays our system. At the exact same time, however, we are continuously checking the fluid circumstance throughout Europe.”

In December the Tour announced its world-wide timetable for the 2021 season showcasing 42 tournaments in 24 international locations, with every single of the four Rolex Collection situations providing an maximize in prize dollars.

The agenda saw the return of 18 tournaments which ended up possibly cancelled or postponed in 2020 owing to the pandemic.

Occasions are scheduled to get location in Spain and Portugal upcoming thirty day period, followed by tournaments in France, England and Denmark in Could.

(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru Editing by Peter Rutherford)