New Delhi: In what will be a big blow for golfers in India, the 2021 Indian Open was called off today due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The high-status Indian Open Golf was on Friday reportedly cancelled for the second consecutive year running because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament, now in its 60 years and co-sanctioned by European and Asian Tours, was to be held here from October 28-31.

According to the  European Tour said, it reads, ''The European Tour today confirms that the Hero Indian Open, scheduled to take place from October 28-31, has been cancelled due to the ongoing threat in the country posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the safety of everyone involved in the tournament being the main priority and travel to and from India remaining challenging, the decision has been taken following consultation with the Indian Golf Union, the Asian Tour and the tournament title sponsor Hero MotoCorp Ltd.''

Reportedly, the European Tour will look to schedule a replacement tournament in the final week of October but there are no definitive plans as to where that will be at this stage.

Since the  Covid pandemic erupted in March 2020, no tournaments have been on the Asian Tour and the European Tour has had to cancel all its events in South Asia, South East and Far East Asia.

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