Justin Rose helps create women’s golf series in England during coronavirus pandemic

According to golf.com, Olympic gold medalist Justin Rose of London, England is helping create a women’s golf series in England this summer. Due to the fact that it is rather challenging to travel during the coronavirus period, Rose and his wife Katie, have helped create the Rose Ladies Series, with British golfers in mind.

The series will have seven tournaments, and take place from June 18 to July 31. The first six tournaments in the series will be single-day events, with the final tournament taking place from July 30-31 at a golf course that is to be announced. The English courses that will be used are the Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club (June 18), the Moor Park Golf Club in Rickmansworth (June 25), Buckinghamshire Golf Club in Denham (July 2), Royal St. George’s in Sandwich (July 9), the JCB Golf and Country Club in Rocester (July 16), and the Bearwood Lakes Golf Club in Sindlesham (July 23).

Royal St. George’s was supposed to host the 2020 British Open for the men, but was cancelled because of coronavirus. Royal St. George’s is now scheduled to host the 2021 British Open from July 15-18.

Justin and Katie are donating 35,000 pounds toward the series. That is equivalent to $44,500. Since the announcement of the creation of the tour on June 9, American Golf (a European golf retailer shop that is based throughout Great Britain and Ireland), has also agreed to donate $44,500.

According to Randell Mell of Golf Channel, among the English golfers who have agreed to participate in the events so far are Charley Hull of Kettering, England, Bronte Law of Stockport, England, and Laura Davies of Coventry, England. Hull is the highest-ranked British golfer on the Rolex Rankings, as she is 25th. Davies meanwhile, is a four-time major champion in women’s golf, as she won the 1986 U.S. Women’s Open, the 1994 and 1996 LPGA Championship, along with the 1996 du Maurier Classic.

The 2020 LPGA Tour is set to recommence on July 23 with the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio. At this time spectators for the tournament in Ohio will be allowed.

The two women’s events on the LPGA Tour in Scotland are still scheduled to take place at this time. The first is the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open in Aberdeen from August 13-16, and the second is the Women’s British Open from Royal Troon from August 20-23. The Women’s British Open will be the first major in women’s golf in 2020.

Rose won a gold medal for Great Britain in men’s golf at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also won the 2013 U.S. Open.