The 149th Open Championship, scheduled for July 16-19, was canceled Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The R&A confirmed the decision and said the tournament, which was to be played at Royal St. George's in Sandwich, England, will take place at that location in 2021. Further details were to be released.
"I can assure everyone that we explored every option for playing The Open this year but it is not going to be possible," R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said.
That means the 150th Open celebration for the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, will be moved to 2022. Royal Liverpool, in Hoylake, England, was scheduled for 2022 but will move to another year.
An announcement on the status of the PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Masters, Ryder Cup and PGA Tour schedule is coming later Monday. The events are expected to be rescheduled, with the Ryder Cup maintaining its late September date -- all based on clearance from medical officials.
The Open joins a long list of sporting events and golf tournaments that have been postponed or canceled.
The PGA Tour has already canceled or postponed nine events, with tournaments in late May now in danger of facing a similar fate.
The PGA Championship, scheduled for next month in San Francisco, is expected to announce that the tournament is being postponed until August. The Masters, which was to take place this week, is postponing to a date likely in November, and the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in June is expected to be postponed until September.
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