European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley is optimistic that there will be positive news regarding the tour’s 2020 schedule in the weeks to come.
Following the recent announcement of the cancellation of the BMW International Open and Open de France, as well as the postponement of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, Pelley posted a message to golf fans on the European Tour website.
“While today I am informing you about the change in status of these three tournaments, my primary message to you, as a valued fan of the European Tour, is actually one of optimism because I am genuinely hopeful that from now on the information I send you in relation to our 2020 schedule will be positive.
“We cannot emphatically commit to a start date because, as I have said many times, we will not resume until it is safe, and we are permitted to do so. We now have 14 weeks with no tournaments, but those three and a half months are also the time where the global situation may well begin to show signs of improvement. There are already discussions centering around the easing of restrictions in several countries and everyone is optimistic that these can continue.
“This window also gives us the opportunity to continue working behind the scenes on a variety of scheduling options which would allow us to provide you with a busy calendar of golf to enjoy when we do resume.
“For now, on behalf of our players, staff, partners and everyone at the European Tour, I would like to say a huge thank you to all the health professionals and frontline workers around the world. We are all indebted to the incredible work you are all doing and, as some of our players said in a special video recently, you are our true heroes.
“Until we talk again, please stay safe, stay healthy and stay indoors wherever possible.”
