The 2020 Open Championship is expected to be canceled due to the coronavirus, according to Joel Beal and Brian Wacker of Golf Digest. The tournament is scheduled for July 16-19 to take place at the Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. The decision would come shortly after Wimbledon was canceled.
The Open would be the latest of golf's major tournaments to have its schedule altered. The Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship have all announced postponements, though are currently planned to be completed at a later date.
The group that organizes The Open—The Royal and Ancient Golf Club—is choosing to cancel the event rather than postpone it because it can collect an insurance payment if it cancels by a certain date, according to Golf Digest.