Johnson says “break for the next contest”… Harrington confirmed Corona 19
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Hoon = Bae Sang-moon (35) is going to the first US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour this year.
Bae Sang-moon took the opportunity to participate in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which will be held in Pebble Beach, California, USA starting on the 12th (Korean time).
World ranking No. 1 Dustin Johnson (USA) and Ryder Cup European team leader Padrig Harrington (Ireland) abstained, and the turn came to Bae Sang-moon.
Bae Sang-moon, whose ranking is at the bottom of the PGA Tour qualification ranking, has not yet entered the PGA Tour competition in 2021.
In the 2020-2021 season, which started in September, he participated three times and was eliminated in the second cut.
Johnson, who won the Saudi International European Professional Golf Tour held in Saudi Arabia on the 14th, said he would take a break in preparation for the next tournament.
Johnson’s manager David Winkle said on the 10th (Korean time), “Johnson decided that it was best to take a break at home this week.”
Johnson explained that he chose to take a break to prepare for special events such as the Genesis Invitational, which starts on the 19th and the World Golf Championship at the Concession, which starts on the 26th.
Harrington was unable to participate because he tested positive for the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) diagnosis he received before the competition.
Having won 3 wins in the major tournament, Harrington is running three tours at the same time, including the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Senior Tour, and is also having a busy day as the leader of the Ryder Cup Europe team that will be held this fall.
The withdrawal of the two star players is expected to be a blow to the chilled AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am box office because they cannot keep the tradition of playing together with celebrities and pro players due to the Corona 19 incident and there is no crowd.
With Johnson missing, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will have only three players within the world rankings.
Johnson has won the competition twice.
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2021/02/10 08:26 sent