The General Administration of Sports of China said in early July that only a small number of “important” international events would be allowed to go on, and, ultimately, the HSBC was not one of them.
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Shooting 30-over for four rounds and finishing dead last in the second of the PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs events doesn’t jar like it could when you have been through what Marc Leishman has.
Three weeks after the pair played together in a midweek medal at the Kendleshire club in their home city (first prize a £30 pro-shop voucher), Joe Long and Joe Harvey went head-to-head for a decided more significant prize.
Sophia Popov of Germany became a Major champion and a cause celebre, all in a matter of days, when it was revealed that her improbable victory in the AIG Women’s British Open on Sunday earned her only a two-year LPGA exemption rather than five and no exemption into the next women’s Major, the ANA Inspiration in two weeks.
As for the tour’s other two events on its Asian swing – the Zozo Championship in Japan and the WGC–HSBC Champions in China, held the two weeks after the CJ Cup – their fates are unclear.
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