The European Tour has confirmed the rescheduling of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open.
The premier Scottish event was originally scheduled for July 9th to 12th but was then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it will now be held from October 8th to 11th and also being staged at the Renaissance Club to the east of Edinburgh.
In fact, it will be a double Scottish golf celebration with the Scottish Open to follow in the week after the staging from October 1st to 4th of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
And the Dunhill Links is the only event since the March shutdown of the Tour that will remain unchanged on the schudule.
“Since the suspension of our 2020 season in early March, we have taken a measured approach in reassessing our schedule, informed every step of the way by our medical advisers and government guidance,” said European Tour CEO Keith Pelley.
“We have consistently said that safety is our absolute priority and that is why today we are announcing our resumption in two months’ time supported by a comprehensive health strategy which has been led by our medical team.
“Without question we have had to think differently about the remainder of our 2020 season which is reflected in today’s announcement. As golf’s global Tour, diversity is ordinarily one of our biggest strengths, but in this instance it has become one of our biggest challenges.
“Initially, therefore, based on the expert guidance we received, playing in clusters, in one territory, is the best option in terms of testing, travel and accommodation.”
