The Koreans may be missing but 2020 remains a big year for women's golf

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Concern over whether majors retain their sheen when big names are absent is offset in this coronavirus-hit year
Even if high hurdles associated with sporting events is now an assumed normal, women’s professional golf is about to enter a run in which nervousness is inevitable. The welcome return of the finest female players in the game is offset in part by the knowledge that the coming weeks will throw up tests far removed from drives and bunker shots.
On Friday, the LPGA Tour will resume with its Drive On Championship in Toledo. Next week sees the Marathon Classic take place, also in Ohio. In theory – save the appearance of pro-ams at the second of those tournaments – this isn’t an altogether different scenario as the one encountered by the PGA Tour since its June restart. No spectators will be at either tournament and Covid-19 testing will be commonplace. Continue reading...

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