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The LPGA Shanghai Tournament has been canceled for the third consecutive year due to COVID-19 related restrictions in China, the Elite Ladies Professional Golf Circuit said Wednesday.
Scheduled for October 13-16 at the Flag Zhonghuayuan Golf Club, this event was held last year and 2020 due to health concerns and travel restrictions during the pandemic. did not.
Mainland China reported 427 new cases of coronavirus on July 5, the National Health Commission said.
American Danielle Kang won her first Shanghai tournament in 2018 and succeeded in defending her title the following year.
(Report by Manasi Pathak in Bangalore, edited by Ed Osmond)
