The continuation of the suspended golf tournament will probably be decided on Friday. Sami Välimäki, who suffered from myocarditis, started his comeback race cheerfully.
13:21•Updated 14:27
Queen Elizabeth’s the death has also widely affected the sports field in Great Britain and several sporting events have been cancelled.
Golf’s men’s European Tour competition was suspended in Britain on Thursday. At least on Friday, you don’t see any players on the green. Information about the continuation of the tournament is expected during Friday. Even in the morning, the Finnish players had no idea what to expect.
– We probably don’t have any more information about this than you do. At least not today. Let’s see what happens tomorrow and whether we can finish the race. Everything is still question marks here, said the player who played with 75 strokes in the first round and is in the shared 129th place Mikko Korhonen.
According to Korhonen, Finns don’t necessarily understand how big a deal the queen’s death is in Britain.
– This is such a big deal for this country that I fully understand that everything will stop.
The Finnish players have talked about the situation mostly among themselves.
– Everyone here is really “gay”. Anything can happen. The whole race can be canceled or it can be played until Monday. Apparently, Buckingham Palace gives some kind of protocol instructions and we go by them. We can’t help it.
The European tour continues on Thursday in Italy. According to Korhonen, the possible extension of the British race to Monday would not make the schedule too tight.
– There shouldn’t be any problems with that. Today we will surely find out what will happen. Then we make new plans accordingly.
Välimäki returned to the field
Sami Välimäki according to the atmosphere in Wentwort is quite ordinary. The players are waiting at the hotel for information about the continuation or cancellation of the tournament.
Välimäki said on Wednesday To the Golfpiste website (you will switch to another service) that he suffered from a heart muscle infection that kept him out of action for a month.
However, the game of Välimäki, 24, who made a return to competitions in Britain, went perfectly in the first round. He is tied for 11th place as the best Finn after clearing the opening round with 68 strokes.
– At least my body feels pretty good. That’s the main point. That playing doesn’t feel good yet. Let’s see one day and one week at a time. Another good result at some point, Välimäki commented on his situation.
All Finnish players finished their rounds before the interruption. Behind Välimäki Tapio Pulkanen used 74 strokes in the opening round and is tied for 120th place. Kalle Samoa and Korhonen are tied for 129th place after the opening round, they accumulated 75 strokes.
The English are leading the competition Tommy Fleetwood and Andy Sullivan and Norwegian Viktor Hovland. They have used 64 strokes.
In Great Britain, in addition to golf, galloping competitions, football and rugby matches and cycling around Britain have been cancelled.
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