First major of 2020 will run from 20-23 August at Royal TroonR&A says safety measures include creation of ‘biosecure zone’Women’s professional
golf has been handed a boost after it was confirmed the
British Open will take place as scheduled this summer. The event, which will run from 20-23 August at Royal Troon, is to be played without spectators.
While the PGA Tour has been back in operation since early June and its equivalent in Europe resumes later this month, leading female players have enjoyed no such competitive leeway. That is thought to have been prominent in the minds of the R&A, which now presides over the Women’s British Open. It will be the first women’s major of 2020 because of Covid-19 disruption.