Golf: Australian Open postponed from November due to COVID-19


  • Golf
  • Tuesday, 28 Jul 2020

FILE PHOTO: Golf - Australian Open Golf Tournament - Sydney, Australia - 20-11-2016 Jordan Spieth of the United States (2nd L) poses with the Stonehaven Cup after winning the Australian Open alongside his girlfriend Annie Verret (L), his caddie Michael Greller (R) and Greller's wife Ellie. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open, the country's oldest and most prestigious golf event, has been postponed from its scheduled staging in November due to COVID-19, organisers said on Tuesday.

Golf Australia had planned to stage the 105th edition at Melbourne's Kingston Heath Golf Club later this year but were now looking at other dates in early 2021, the governing body said.

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