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(Reuters) - The
Ladies European Tour on Tuesday postponed two tournaments which
were due to be held in Australia next February due to the
ongoing travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Geoff King Motors Australian Ladies Classic and the Women's
New South Wales Open were set to kick off the 2021 season, but
both tournaments have now been pushed back to 2022.
"We are disappointed to announce our decision to postpone both
popular tournaments for the coming year as we look to confirm
our 2021 schedule," said the tour's chief executive Alexandra
Armas.
"Our players have become used to starting their season in
Australia, so it was an extremely difficult decision for us to
break an established Tour tradition."
Australian teenage amateur Stephanie Kyriacou claimed an
eight-shot win at this year's Australian Ladies Classic, and
Sweden's Julia Engstrom then made it a teenager double at the
NSW Open.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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