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Saturday 21 March 2020

Adam Scott leaves in a vehicle after the PGA tour canceled
the rest of The Players Championship golf tournament as a result
of the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Ponte
Vedra Beach, Fla.
Associated Press
LPGA reschedules

pionship match against Mississippi State at the Southeastern Conference women's NCAA college major in California desert
In this March 8, 2020, file photo, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts during a cham-
basketball tournament in Greenville, S.C.
Associated Press to September
Women's basketball coaches By DOUG FERGUSON PGA Tour, European Tour

AP Golf Writer
and PGA Tour Champions
deal with reality of no NCAAs Amid a slew of postpone- — have no tournaments on
ments and cancellations the schedule through May
in golf, the LPGA Tour an-
17. That includes two ma-
nounced a September jors for the men — the Mas-
NEW YORK (AP) — South Teams and coaches across nament and where it land- date for what traditionally ters and the PGA Champi-
Carolina coach Dawn Stal- the country, instead of ed if it did. She had a good is its first major champion- onship — and one major
ey knows that Monday was celebrating a spot in the feeling that the Wolverines ship of the year. for the 50-and-older PGA
supposed to be the night NCAAs or commiserating would have had a decent The ANA Inspiration, previ- Tour Champions.
that women's basketball about not making it, were seeding this year. ously scheduled for April The next scheduled LPGA
got put in the national spot- left to think about what She spent Sunday night 2-5 in Rancho Mirage, Cali- Tour event is May 14-17 at
light with the NCAA Tourna- might have been. with her family making fornia, now will be played the new Pelican Women's
ment bracket reveal. IUPUI coach Austin Parkin- cookies and watching "Fro- Sept. 10-13. That date pre- Championship in Belleair,
She was set to watch the se- son planned to celebrate zen 2." She figured Monday viously was for the Cambia Florida. For the PGA Tour,
lection show with her team the school's first selection night would be more of the Portland Classic, which will it would be the Charles
and thousands of Game- for the women's NCAA same. move back by one week. Schwab Challenge at Co-
cocks fans at Colonial Life Tournament. His team won "My kids have provided a It's the first postponed golf lonial on May 21-24.
Arena. But with the NCAA the Horizon League last distraction," she said. "You tournament to announce a In a letter to his players,
Tournament canceled be- week to earn an automatic try to keep busy because new date. LPGA Tour Commissioner
cause of the new coronavi- berth and he was all set to if you don't, you just think The schedule change was Mike Whan said he held
rus, she said she'd most like- have his players over to his about what could have announced Friday along out as long as he could on
ly be sitting at home with house to see where they been. You have to give with the postponement the latest three postpone-
her dog, Champ. She also would be placed in the yourself the proper time to of three more LPGA Tour ments and is trying to fig-
spent some time on Insta- bracket. adjust to it." events because of the new ure out how to repackage
gram Live with the team's "While we didn't get a Both Parkinson and Barnes coronavirus. They were to the season when it's safe to
fans. chance to do it, we were Arico felt lucky that they be played the final three play again.
"We had a FAMdemonium fortunate enough to have were able to have closure weeks of April — in Hawaii, "Assuming we get some
planned, watch it on the a final meeting on Fri- with their teams. At Michi- Los Angeles and San Fran- relief from the COVID-19
Jumbotron," she said in a day," Parkinson said. "We gan's final practice on cisco. issues soon, it's pretty clear
phone interview Monday. brought food in and ev- Thursday, Barnes Arico had Meanwhile, the Official that the rest of the 2020
"We've done it the past eryone shared what they each member of the team World Golf Ranking and the season will be quite busy
couple of years. Our fresh- were thinking when the fi- including practice players, Rolex Women's World Golf and crowded," Whan said.
men and transfer won't get nal buzzer went off after we managers and staff say Ranking are freezing the "We are focused on giving
a chance to experience won the tournament. Who what they were thankful rankings since golf is shut you as many playing op-
that. To see your name they heard from after the for. down from the coronavi- portunities as we can."
pop on the screen wheth- game. How they celebrat- Many teams, like South rus, with no tournaments on The world ranking is a
er you're the No. 1 over- ed that night. It was a nice Carolina, didn't get that main tours until May at the two-year formula in which
all seed or just getting in. little celebration, a little clo- chance. Staley told her earliest. That's particularly points depreciate over
We've had the experience sure for this group. It was a team via text message that significant for the Olympics time. Without any golf be-
of the latter — not being really big deal and neat to the NCAA Tournament had because qualifying for the ing played, movement in
a No. 1 overall seed. Any share those stories before been canceled and with 60-player fields is deter- the ranking is possible de-
time your name is planted everyone took off." her players spread through- mined by world ranking. pending on how often a
on screen you really feel Michigan coach Kim out the country, they com- Countries are allowed two player competes. A mini-
good about it." Barnes Arico always used miserated via text. players, with a maximum of mum of 40 events and a
Staley's team was expect- to fret on Selection Mon- The Oregon Ducks were four if they are among the maximum of 52 events over
ed to be the No. 1 overall day about whether her on break when the news top 15. the two years are applied
selection in the bracket. team would make the tour- came down.q The main men's tours — in the formula.q