Ryder Cup ‘to be postponed for year’

The 2020 Ryder Cup will be postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN reported on Tuesday, saying an official announcement is expected this week.

Citing a source not authorized to speak publicly, ESPN said the biennial showdown between the United States and Europe, scheduled for Sept 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, will be delayed until a similar date in 2021.

“There will not be a Ryder Cup this year,” the source told the US sports news outlet.

“The Ryder Cup will go to 2021, the Presidents Cup to 2022 and then they will alternate from there.”

The PGA of America and European Tour are expected to confirm the postponement this week.

The news comes as no surprise in a sports year turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. British outlets The Telegraph and The Guardian reported weeks ago that the Ryder Cup would be postponed, although the PGA of America has declined to comment so far. cuff injury; Dinwiddie announced that he is still testing positive for coronavirus and won’t participate.

Washington, Orlando and Brooklyn are the three teams left in the chase for the final two playoff spots in the East. If the Wizards finish within four games of whichever club finishes eighth, then two games will be played to determine the No 8 seed.

Washington will also be without forward Davis Bertans, who decided to opt out of playing as a pending free agent, and injured guard John Wall. With Beal and Bertans out, the Wizards will have to replace more than 40 points per game if they are to somehow get into the postseason mix.