[Golf Topic] Del Match "As Scheduled"... "SXSW Canceled Due to COVID-19"

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…The Dell Technologies Match Play is set to take place as scheduled….

It will kick off on the night of the 25th (Korean time) at the Austin Golf Club in Texas, USA (par 71, 7,108 yards). This is the third stage of the 2020 season of the World Golf Championships (WGC) series, with a total prize money reaching a whopping 10.5 million dollars. Moreover, this tournament is famous as the world's top match play event in golf, where 64 players compete in 16 groups, playing three group league matches like the FIFA World Cup, and then the top player from each group advances to the round of 16 for a survival game.

It is interesting that Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin, recently canceled 'South by Southwest' (SXSW), the largest content festival in North America, which was scheduled to open on the 13th, due to concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. This is the first time in 34 years. The PGA Tour stated, "We are continuously monitoring information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO)," adding, "Various measures are being implemented, such as placing hand sanitizers throughout the course."