SHANGHAI, CHINA (SNN-TV) – The WGC–HSBC Champions, scheduled for Oct. 27th-30th in Shanghai, has been canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions in China.
The tour said the decision was made along with the China Golf Association. It is the third straight season in which the WGC–HSBC Champions was canceled because of COVID-19 issues. Rory McIlroy was the last winner of the event in 2019.
The LPGA Tour also canceled its Shanghai-based event today also because of the COVID-19 restrictions. The announcements from both tours came as residents in parts of Shanghai and Beijing were ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases.
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship, scheduled the same week, will now be played as a stand-alone event with full FedEx Cup points and an increased purse of $6.5M.