MAN Magazine Winter 2019

SPORT
EUROPEAN
THE EUROPEAN TOUR
ANNOUNCES ITS FULL 2020
INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE
INCLUDING THE OLYMPICS
AND RYDER CUP, AND NEW
DATES FOR EVENTS IN
SPAIN, IRELAND, FRANCE,
MOROCCO AND ENGLAND.
2020 ALSO SEES AT LEAST 46
RACE TO DUBAI EVENTS IN
29 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES,
INCLUDING EIGHT ROLEX
SERIES EVENTS.
TOUR
2020
SCHEDULE
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T
he Rolex Series returns
for its fourth consecutive
year, beginning with
the Abu Dhabi HSBC
Championship Presented by EGA
(January 16-19) followed by the
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (May
28-31), and the Aberdeen Standard
Investments Scottish Open
(July 9-12), before the BMW PGA
Championship (September 10-13)
and the Italian Open (October 8-11)
take place a fortnight either side of The
Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.
The season then concludes with
three consecutive Rolex Series events;
the Turkish Airlines Open (November
5-8), the Nedbank Golf Challenge
Hosted by Gary Player (November
12-15) and the season-finale, the
DP World Tour Championship,
Dubai (November 19-22) where the
2020 Race to Dubai champion will be
crowned.
The Betfred British Masters will be
immediately followed by a new event
in the UK from August 6-9 which is set
to be announced later this year.
In addition to the Race to Dubai
events, GolfSixes Cascais (May 9-10)
returns for the fourth consecutive
year and the Olympic Games men’s
golf competition takes place in Tokyo
from July 30- August 2, before Team
Europe travels to Whistling Straits, in
Wisconsin, to defend The Ryder Cup
from September 25-27.
A change in schedule
There are several date changes
elsewhere on the 2020 schedule
including the Estrella Damm N.A.
Andalucía Masters hosted by
the Sergio Garcia Foundation,
which moves to April 30-May 3. The
tournament at Real Club Valderrama,
host venue of The 1997 Ryder Cup,
launches phase two of the qualification
campaign for Europe’s 2020 Ryder
Cup Team, with points earned in Spain
and at subsequent counting events
through to the end of the BMW PGA
Championship multiplied by 1.5.
Other date changes include
the Trophée Hassan II and
Scandinavian Invitation, both of
which move to the start of June (June
4-7 and June 11-14 respectively). The
Open de France moves back to its
previous date of July 2-5, while the
Betfred British Masters takes place
from July 30-August 2, with Lee
Westwood returning as host at Close
House Golf Club.
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