The LPGA Tour has announced the cancellation of another event due to travel restrictions.
The Toto Japan Classic, which was supposed to be played from November 4-7 at Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture, has been cancelled. The event was not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, Ai Suzuki won.
The Buick LPGA Shanghai will also not be played in October, marking the second consecutive year that event has been cancelled as well due to COVID-19 concerns. Danielle Kang [pictured] won the event in 2019, as well as the inaugural event in 2018.
In July, the Taiwan Swinging Skirts in Taipei, which was scheduled to be played at the end of October, was also cancelled. That leaves one of the four events on the Asia Swing remaining on the calendar: the BMW Ladies Championship. In 2020, all four events on the Asia Swing were cancelled due to travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the Buick LPGA Shanghai, the LPGA said in a statement that the event will return to Qizhong Garden Golf Club in 2022.
Here is the remainder of the LPGA schedule for 2021:
- Oct. 7–10 — Cognizant Founders Cup, New Jersey
- Oct. 21–24 — BMW Ladies Championship, South Korea
- Nov. 11–14 — Pelican Women’s Championship, Florida
- Nov. 18–21 — CME Group Tour Championship, Florida
PHOTO: Mike Ehrmann
