{"id":13822,"date":"2020-03-30T14:08:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13822"},"modified":"2020-03-31T11:11:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:11:07","slug":"the-european-tour-postpones-the-2020-irish-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13822","title":{"rendered":"The European Tour Postpones the 2020 Irish Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mount-Juliet-18-green-green-golfers-3934-1-scaled-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mount-Juliet-18-green-green-golfers-3934-1-scaled-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mount-Juliet-18-green-green-golfers-3934-1-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mount-Juliet-18-green-green-golfers-3934-1-scaled-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>The European Tour today confirmed the postponement of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open due to the continuing threat posed by the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was scheduled to be the European Tour\u2019s second Rolex Series event of 2020, taking place at Mount Juliet Estate from May 28-31, with Major Champion Graeme McDowell as host.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Pelley, European Tour Chief Executive, said: \u201cThe decision to postpone the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open follows consultation with all stakeholders and was made with public health and well-being as our absolute priority. Our thoughts are with everyone right now and we are all united in trying to fight the spread of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this in mind, we will continue to evaluate all aspects of our 2020 European Tour schedule, and discussions on the rescheduling of postponed events will remain ongoing until we have clarity on the global situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colm McLoughlin, Executive Vice Chairman &#038; CEO, Dubai Duty Free, said: \u201cWe fully support the European Tour in their decision to postpone the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. The most important thing right now is the health and safety of all the players, the spectators, the sponsors and organizers, so it\u2019s the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graeme McDowell, tournament host, said: \u201cAs important as the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is to all of us, everyone\u2019s health is our only concern. My thoughts are with everyone affected by the crisis and I hope everyone keeps safe and well during these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13822\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13822&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13822\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13822&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13822\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13822&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13822\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Tour today confirmed the postponement of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open due to the continuing threat posed by the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). 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