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CJ Cup moved to Las Vegas to avoid quarantine measures

Shadow Creek was the venue for The Match: Tiger vs Phil
Shadow Creek was the venue for The Match: Tiger vs Phil

The CJ Cup has been moved from Jeju Island in South Korea to Shadow Creek in Las Vegas due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The tournament has been held at The Club @ Nine Bridges since 2017, but with a 14-day quarantine in place in South Korea for anyone travelling from the United States, staging the event this year has been deemed impossible.

PGA Tour executive vice-president Ty Votaw said: "While our players have always looked forward to visiting Korea, the current circumstances provided this new opportunity to bring the event to Las Vegas, which will also provide brand exposure and awareness to the viewing audience in the United States and around the globe."

The CJ Cup will again feature a 78-man field and takes place from 15-18 October, the week after the PGA Tour's regular stop in Las Vegas for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.

The Zozo Championship, won last year by Tiger Woods, is also expected to move from Japan to a venue on the west coast of the United States.

The WGC-HSBC Champions is likely to be cancelled after China said it would not host any major sporting events in 2020. 

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