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欧巡赛宣布恢复2020赛季！
? 6站“英国挥杆UK Swing”赛事于7、8月间举办，重塑新赛季
? 同时宣布4场劳力士系列赛的新日期
? 赛季由巡回赛医疗健康战略和“高尔夫向善”倡议支持
北京时间5月29日，欧巡赛计划在七月的最后一个周末恢复，将在英格兰和威尔士举办6站比赛，期间将进行新冠病毒检测，不过还要看英国是否会解除国际旅行禁令。
启动站为7月22日，李-维斯特伍德做东的英国大师赛。而“英国挥杆赛”的另外五站赛事都是新赛事，欧巡赛将从赛事发展基金中支付运作费用。三站比赛将在莱德杯场地举行，两站在威尔士的凯尔特庄园，一站在英格兰的钟楼球场。
新赛事的总奖金都为100万欧元。欧巡赛表示会为英国挥杆赛增加50万欧元用于慈善，一半给比赛举办的地区，一半由“小奖金榜”排名前十位的选手决定。
至少英国挥杆赛不允许观众入场。
“毫无疑问，我们回来了，”欧巡赛首席执行官基思-佩（Keith Pelley）在星期四的新闻发布会上说。
欧巡赛同时为四站劳力士系列赛设置了时间：苏格兰公开赛和BMW欧洲锦标赛10月份举行，南非莱利银行挑战赛和DP世界巡回锦标赛12月举行。
佩利估计余下来的赛程——他希望总共有24站赛事——会在稍晚时候公布。
他表示英国挥杆赛是否能顺利举办，主要看英国能否解除其他国家运动员入境之后的14天隔离。美国PGA锦标赛8月6日至9日在旧金山举行。如果14天隔离不能解除，欧巡赛顶尖球员必须在大满贯和四场欧巡赛之间做选择。美国PGA锦标赛的奖金超过1000万美元，而四场欧巡赛的奖金总和不过400万欧元。
“酒店需要运转起来，隔离令需要解除，这些赛事才能继续，”佩利说。
他表示，自己已经与政府官员多次对话，在这些问题上感到鼓舞和乐观。
“没有同英国政府进行重要的对话，我们是不会宣布这些赛事的，”佩利说，“他们了解公告的内容。他们与我们密切合作。”
欧巡赛回来的时候将启动一个叫“善心高尔夫”（Golf for Good）的项目。佩利表示，这会贯穿2020年余下来一年。主要的想法是慈善捐款，5个场地每个场地5万欧元，另外英国挥杆赛小奖金榜排名前十位选手可以分配另外25万欧元，捐给他们选择的慈善机构。
佩利回忆起他与一个欧巡赛伙伴的对话。佩利说：“从观众人数，从招待的等级来看，这也许不是你做过的最大型赛事，可它却是最重要的赛事，也应该是最饱含情绪的赛事。”
欧巡赛举办的最后一场赛事要回溯到3月8日卡塔尔大师赛。8场赛事已经取消，包括得克萨斯的一场世界高尔夫锦标赛和英国公开赛。另外9场赛事推迟，而全球的几个巡回赛一直在努力拼凑起赛季。
大满贯已经搭建起了骨架，美国PGA锦标赛8月6日至9日举行，美国公开赛推迟到9月17日至20日，而美国大师赛搬迁到11月12日至15日。
佩利没有回答莱德杯的问题，只是说它仍旧在赛程，无论有没有球迷，都将于9月25日至27日在威斯康星州举办。
苏格兰公开赛原计划7月份举办，搬迁到10月8日至11日，放在了欧巡赛旗舰赛：BMW欧洲锦标赛之前。
他表示其它赛事，比如爱尔兰公开赛和欧洲大陆的主要比赛很快就会宣布。佩利快速指出欧巡赛的强项——世界巡回赛——已经变成了重大障碍，因为他们必须与很多政府打交道，而他们的抗疫政策各不相同。
“只有一站赛事不变（10月1日至4日登喜路林克斯锦标赛），30场都要变，这是相当大的挑战，”他说。
欧巡赛首席医疗官安德鲁-默里（Andrew Murray）表示，新冠病毒检测包括抗原检测将在球员抵达之后进行，另外会进行每日体温筛查，以及填报健康申报表。
英国挥杆赛期间不允许媒体入场，欧巡赛估计现场不会超过500人。
佩利表示，球迷和招待只占收入的5%，因此球迷入场更多是场面好看，并没有多少商业价值。即便如此，他仍旧估计巡回赛会逐渐有观众的。
无论其余的比赛如何安排，所有赛事都会有迪拜竞赛积分，指向年终的收官之战。欧巡赛表示2021年不会有选手丧失资格，到年底的时候也不会有资格学校考试。
EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF 2020 SEASON
? Six tournament ‘UK Swing’ in July and August relaunches reshaped season
? Rescheduled dates also announced for four Rolex Series events
? Season underpinned by Tour’s Medical Health Strategy and ‘Golf for Good’ initiative
The European Tour today announces plans for the resumption of the 2020 season with the launch of a new six-week ‘UK Swing’ as well as the confirmation of new dates for four Rolex Series events.
Following the suspension of the season on March 8 due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, the European Tour will return to action initially behind closed doors in July and run through until December. All tournaments will be subject to stringent safety and testing protocols set out in the Tour’s comprehensive Health Strategy which will continue to evolve, aligned with international Government guidance and health guidelines.
The first tournament in the ‘UK Swing’ is the Betfred British Masters hosted by Lee Westwood, which will be played at Close House, near Newcastle in the north east of England, from Wednesday July 22 to Saturday July 25 – a week earlier than originally scheduled.
It will be followed by the English Open at the Marriott Forest of Arden and the English Championship at Marriott Hanbury Manor, before The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport hosts back-to-back European Tour tournaments – the Celtic Classic and the Wales Open.
It is a timely return to the south Wales resort as this year also marks the tenth anniversary of Europe’s dramatic victory against the United States in The 2010 Ryder Cup at the same venue.
The UK Swing will then conclude with the UK Championship at The Belfry, another venue rich in Ryder Cup history, having played host to four contests with Europe triumphing in two (1985 and 2002), the US having won in 1993, with the 1989 match ending in a 14-14 tie.
Details of subsequent tournaments on the European Tour from September through to November will be announced in due course, with a variety of scheduling options currently under consideration as the global situation continues to evolve.
However, rescheduled dates have been announced for four Rolex Series events; the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club which now takes place from October 8-11 and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club which moves to the following week, October 15-18.
There are also new dates for the final two tournaments of the year. The Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player is now scheduled for December 3-6 at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, with the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, now due to take place from December 10-13 at Jumeirah Golf Estates, where the 2020 Race to Dubai Champion will be crowned.
While the intention remains to crown a new Race to Dubai Champion on Sunday December 13, as part of the changes to the end of the 2020 season caused by the impact of COVID-19, the European Tour’s Tournament Committee recently agreed that all Members’ 2020 Categories, and their ranking within that category, will be retained in 2021 with related playing rights being protected to the absolute maximum possible in the 2021 season.
That decision was passed unanimously by the Committee, as was the fact that there will no longer be a ‘Minimum Tournament Regulation’ for the 2020 season.
Pelley added: “We recognise that when we resume playing golf, each player’s circumstances will be different. We therefore do not want to put anyone in a position whereby they feel they have no choice other than to play in certain events in order to protect their livelihood.
“Similarly, the feeling was that it was not fair to disadvantage any member who might want to play in an event but who might not be able to due to ongoing travel restrictions. Therefore, in consultation with our Tournament Committee, it was agreed preserving their exempt status for 2021 was the fairest solution in these unprecedented times.
“As a consequence, there will be no Qualifying School this year and no formal graduation from the Challenge Tour, although the Tournament Committee has agreed to reward exceptional performance on both the European Tour and the Challenge Tour in 2020, precise details of which we will announce in due course.”
APPENDIX 1 - TOURNAMENT DETAILS
UK Swing
Jul 22-25 (W-S): ?Betfred British Masters hosted by Lee Westwood, Close House Golf
Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
July 30- Aug 2:??English Open, Marriott Forest of Arden, Birmingham, England
Aug 6-9: ?English Championship, Marriott Hanbury Manor, Hertfordshire, England
Aug 13-16: Celtic Classic, The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales
Aug 20-23: ?Wales Open, The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales
Aug 27-30: ?? UK Championship, The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England
Rolex Series:
Oct 8-11: ?Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club,
North Berwick, Scotland
Oct 15-18: ?BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, England
Dec 3-6: ?Nedbank Golf Challenge Hosted by Gary Player, Gary Player CC, Sun
City, South Africa
Dec 10-13: ?DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai,
UAE
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APPENDIX 2 – ‘UK SWING’ CHARITABLE BREAKDOWN
European Tour donations to venues
Close House ???£50,000
Marriott Forest of Arden ?£50,000
Marriott Hanbury Manor ?£50,000
The Celtic Manor Resort?£50,000
The Belfry???£50,000
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??? £250,000
‘UK Swing’ Mini Order of Merit – For Players to donate to charities of their choice
1st Place???£60,000
2nd Place???£50,000
3rd Place???£40,000
4th Place???£30,000
5th Place???£20,000
6th Place???£10,000
7th Place???£10,000
8th Place???£10,000
9th Place???£10,000
10th Place???£10,000
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??? £250,000
APPENDIX 3: ‘GOLF FOR GOOD’ SUMMARY
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