Knox & Tour Colleagues To End 231-Day Fans Absence Teeing-Up In Bermuda

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For a first time in 231 years or nearly eight months Russell Knox and colleagues will tee-up in front of spectators at this week’s Bermuda Championship,

It’s the first since the March 12th cancellation of the Players Championship, and where with Knox in the Florida field, that fans will be allowed into a PGA Tour event.

And the interest has been so strong in the mid-Atlantic island nation for the $35 (£stg 27) a day tickets that the ‘House Full’ sign has gone up for the £stg 3.08m event being staged on the Royal Blue course.

Bermuda is currently under no COVID related restrictions but in saying that there will be in place strict social-distancing, mask-wearing and hand sanitising measures all about the course.

The 2020 Bermuda Championship and the first PGA Tour event in 231 years, and since the cancellation of the Players, to allow spectators

Knox is no stranger to the host course having posted an opening round 64 in last year’s event on route to a share of 11th.

The Scot is teeing-up in his fourth event of the 2020/21 wraparound schedule having performed well in sharing ninth in the Safeway Open but missing the cut in past two events, including the Shriners Hospital for Children Open where fellow Scot Martin Laird was successful.

Also, in the field is newly-married Harold Varner 111 though the 30-year old admits he’s struggling with his wedding ring.

He said: “I’m just figuring out how to wear the ring and play golf at the same time.  I sent the guy the measurement of my ring finger but it didn’t come out great.

“I went to sleep with the ring on and it cut-off the circulation in my finger so that wasn’t a great idea. You deal with it and it’s all part of life, so it’s better to keep in on. If I don’t keep it on I’ll lose it.”

Some 5,400 miles away on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and Oban’s Robert MacIntyre will lead seven Scots teeing-up in the inaugural Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open.

MacIntyre had to withdraw through injury at the recent Scottish Championship while he’s now also slipped to No. 100 on the World Rankings.  It is MacIntyre’s highest ranking since last year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

And great news for Scottish golf fans with Gleneagles to host the 2022 Senior British Open next July.

Gleneagles is no stranger to elite golf events, having hosted the European victories at the 2014 Ryder Cup and the 2019 Solheim Cup, along with 26 European Tour events since 1974.



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