The opening round of the DP World Tour’s BMW PGA Championship, being held 40 kilometres southwest of London in Virginia Water, England, was suspended for the day on Thursday evening following the news that Queen Elizabeth II had died at age 96.
English golfers Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, two of LIV Golf’s first recruits, have joined a group of 16 players who signed a letter warning the DP World Tour with legal action if their fines and bans from the Scottish Open are not retracted, according to London’s The Telegraph.
Melbourne’s Darebin City Council should take the advice of its own officers and ensure Northcote Public Golf Course remains open during daylight hours seven days per week, says a group formed to save the course from closure.
Arguably the most notable name is the one missing from the list, the PGA of America announcing last Friday that defending champion Phil Mickelson had withdrawn from the championship as he continues his sabbatical from golf.
At Wednesday’s annual pre-Masters address with the media, Ridley seemed to concede that both the rules and the course may change, and the latter likely will not depend entirely on the former.
Australian Golf Digest
