Golf tournament cancelled
The OneAsia-Japan Tour co-sanctioned Thailand Open has emerged as the latest event to be cancelled due to the unstable political situation in the country.
The US$1 million tournament was originally scheduled to take place in March at the Thana City Golf & Sports Club but was postponed to a later date due to the 60-day state of emergency declared by the government.
Yesterday, the organisers, however, decided to cancel the tournament citing the continuing political uncertainty in the country and difficulties in finding a new date.
“The Thailand Open is a world-class tournament and we want to hold it when the environment is stable,” said Rungsrid Luxsitanonda, President of the Thailand Golf Association (TGA).
“It is difficult to find a suitable date later this year as the golf calendar is busy during that period,” said Rungsarid about the event, which was scheduled to be the season-opening event of both the Tours.
“We needed some certainty in the situation so it has been agreed by all relevant parties to cancel this year’s Thailand Open,” said Patrick Feizal Joyce, vice president of golf at World Sport Group, the event promoter.
“It is our hope that the tournament will be staged next year and we will work with the TGA, the JGTO and OneAsia to find a suitable date.”
Organisers will continue to monitor the situation with an eye on staging the event in early 2015.
