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The PGA Tour and the China Golf Association
said they had arrived at the decision as access into China and
the continued global spread of the novel coronavirus made it
impossible to proceed with the tournaments.
"It's a disappointment, but I know our players and fans
understand ... that the health and safety of everyone associated
with the series is of the utmost importance," series executive
director Greg Carlson said.
"Staging a Tour based in China with players from five different
continents is not feasible at this time...
"We will continue to evaluate what is happening with the
coronavirus and hope the situation alleviates itself so we can
again resume tournament golf in this part of the world in 2021."
Fourteen tournaments were scheduled this year. The series had
held the first of three planned qualifying tournaments for
players from mainland China in January before the season was
stalled due to the pandemic.
Organisers said players who earned membership following the 2019
season via a top-50 finish on the Order of Merit and those who
earned their cards in the qualifying tournament this year would
maintain their PGA Tour Series-China status in 2021.
The Mackenzie Tour–PGA Tour Canada also cancelled its season due
to restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Christopher Cushing)
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