Several LPGA events in Asia have been canceled due to the coronavirus. After China, two big tournaments in Singapore and Thailand disappear from the calendar this season.

Monday February 10, in Shanghai

This Monday in Shanghai. @Noel Celis

“Due to the coronavirus and as a precaution for the health of players and spectators, the LPGA and its partners have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Honda LPGA in Thailand and the HSBC Women's World Championship. " Ten days after removing the Blue Bay LPGA, which was to take place in early March on the island of Hainan in China, the American circuit has just announced the withdrawal from the calendar of two new tournaments, and not the least.

The world championship was to bring together the 66 best players in the world at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore in late February. The week before, members of the LPGA circuit were supposed to meet at the Siam Country Club in Pattaya, Thailand, for a total endowment of $ 1,6 million.

Singapore has just increased its alert level for the coronavirus and has blocked the entry into its territory of travelers from China. The epidemic has already killed more than 900 people and infected 40000 people in China. Many major sporting events have recently been canceled in China, such as the World Indoor Athletics Championships or World Ski Championships events. The Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is due to take place next April in Shanghai, is also pending.

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