How golf paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, and recommencing play was "the right thing to do"
From the R&A:
The R&A is greatly saddened to learn today of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Patron of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
We hold all The Royal Family in our thoughts at this time of mourning.Peter Forster, Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, said, “We are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty today.
“Following her accession in 1952, Her late Majesty graciously accepted the Patronage of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, as has been the custom of reigning Monarchs since HM King William IV in 1834. “Although not a golfer, Her late Majesty’s 70-year patronage of the Club was a great honour for its Members.“We hold His Majesty the King and all The Royal Family in our thoughts at this time of mourning.” Read more
From DP World Tour: Page of Tributes
From The Scotsman, by Martin Dempster:
Golf pays fitting tribute to The Queen after resumption of BMW PGA at Wentworth
It was a day when golf proved King in memory of The Queen.
A decision to resume the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday morning hadn’t been taken lightly after play was immediately suspended on Thursday evening following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Friday’s action had been totally scrapped.
As discussions took place with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on Friday, it had been a spanner in the works when football authorities around the UK called off all matches planned for the weekend.
But, helped by the fact that some other sporting events, notably a Test match between England and South Africa at The Oval, which is just over 25 miles from Wentworth, were on the same page, the action restarted at 6.40am at the leafy Surrey venue. Read more
From Sky Sports Golf News, 10/9/22:
The Queen died aged 96 on Thursday, with play suspended immediately after at Wentworth; tournament reduced to 54 holes and resumed Saturday, despite all domestic football in the UK and many other high-profile sports events being postponed
The UK's football authorities opted to postpone all domestic fixtures planned for this weekend, but other sports chose to go ahead, with DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley insisting that continuing at Wentworth was the "right thing to do".
"Yesterday we had a number of conversations with DCMS and saw the guidance that came from the Palace," Pelley told Sky Sports. "Most of the conversations that I had were with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
"We both felt that bringing people together at this particular time, having both had the honour and respect of the day of cancellation on Friday, was the right decision and the right thing to do." Read more
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