The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has published a revised event calendar for 2020 with a target of restarting the season in mid-July.
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Michigan will be the first event on the revised 2020 LPGA Tour calendar followed by the Marathon LPGA Classic in Ohio and ShopRite LPGA Classic in New Jersey.
The Women’s PGA Championship major, which was meant to be held in June, has now been rescheduled for 8-11 October.
In a statement LPGA commissioner Mike Whan said: “One thing that has become clear is that there will be no ‘opening bell’ regarding a return to safe play in this new normal of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“To be honest, being ‘first’ has never been the goal when it comes to returning to play in this new normal. We have built a schedule that we think is as safe as possible given what we know about travel bans, testing availability, and delivering events that our sponsors and our athletes will be excited to attend.
“While July seems like a long way away, we are certainly aware that restarting our season in Michigan, Ohio and New Jersey will require a continued improvement in the situation in each of those states.”
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LPGA Tour 2020 revised calendar
- July 15-18: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (Midland C.C., Midland, Michigan)
- July 23-26: Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana (Highland Meadows G.C., Sylvania, Ohio)
- July 31 – August 2: ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer (Seaview, A Dolce Hotel, Galloway, New Jersey)
- August 6-9: The Evian Championship (Evian Resort G.C., Evian-les-Bains, France)
- August 13-16: Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open (The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland)
- August 20-23: AIG Women’s British Open (Royal Troon G.C., Troon, Scotland)
- August 28-30: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G (Pinnacle C.C., Rogers, Arkansas)
- September 3-6: CP Women’s Open (Shaughnessy G. and C.C., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- September 10-13: ANA Inspiration (Mission Hills C.C., Rancho Mirage, California)
- September 17-20: Cambia Portland Classic (Columbia Edgewater C.C., Portland, Oregon)
- September 24-27: Kia Classic (Aviara G.C., Carlsbad, California)
- October 1-4: Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give (Blythefield C.C., Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- October 8-11: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (Aronimink G.C., Newtown Square, Pennsylvania)
- October 15-18: Buick LPGA Shanghai (Qizhong Garden G.C., Shanghai, China)
- October 22-25: BMW Ladies Championship (LPGA International Busan, Busan, Republic of Korea)
- October 29 – November 1: Taiwan Swinging Skirts (LPGA Miramar G. and C.C., New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei)
- November 6-8: TOTO Japan Classic (Taiheyo Club Minori Course, Ibaraki, Japan)
- November 19-22: Pelican Women’s Championship presented by DEX Imaging (Pelican G.C., Belleair, Florida)
- December 3-6: Volunteers of America Classic (Old American G.C., The Colony, Texas)
- December 10-13: U.S. Women’s Open (Champions G.C., Houston, Texas)
- December 17-20: CME Group Tour Championship (Tiburon G.C., Naples, Florida)