PGA Tour Series-China postpones qualifying tournaments due to concerns over coronavirus

Beijing: The PGA Tour is postponing two qualifying tournaments and the start to its PGA Tour Series-China circuit because of concerns over the coronavirus. One qualifying tournament for players from mainland China already had been moved to Indonesia. [caption id=“attachment_8036651” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational image. AP[/caption] On Wednesday, tour officials say the qualifying tournaments would be postponed until late April or early May. The season was supposed to start the last full week in March. Now the 10-tournament schedule will not start until late May or early June, depending on the circumstances. The season was scheduled to start 26 March with the Sanya Championship, followed by three straight weeks of the Haikou Classic, the Chongqing Championship and Guangzhou Open. The tour is planning on a 10-tournament schedule, with top finishers on the money list advancing to the Korn Ferry Tour. “We watched and scrutinized the situation closely, and we did not make this decision lightly. After consultation with a variety of agencies, we determined postponement of the qualifying tournaments and the start of the regular season are the best courses of action at this time,” said Greg Carlson, executive director of PGA Tour Series-China.