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FILE - In this Sunday, July 21, 2019 file photo Ireland's Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy on the 18th green as he poses for the crowd and media after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The organizers of the British Open announced Monday April 6, 2020, that they have decided to cancel the event in 2020 due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and that the Championship will next be played at Royal St George's in 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

British Open cancelled, Masters makes way

The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, while the Masters is also on the move in a radically altered schedule to the major championship schedule.

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Club president, Nathan Gray with Ian Pritchard at Mount Osmond Golf Club, which is open for groups of two despite Golf Australia recommending a closure of all courses due to COVID-19, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Picture: MATT LOXTON

Here’s where you can still play golf in Adelaide

Many golf courses across Adelaide, the Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills are allowing play to continue in line with State Government restrictions, despite Golf Australia recommending they close. SEE WHICH CLUBS REMAIN OPEN.

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Jen Wood playing in the individual stableford at Cairns Golf Club. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN

Golf clubs in fight to stay alive

Far North Queensland’s golf clubs are at risk of permanent closure if they are forced to lock the gates, according to FNQ Golf Association president Stewy Woth.

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Royal Sydney Golf Course. Picture: Supplied

Last game standing eventually succumbs to inevitable

Golf was allowed to continue across Australia last week thanks to new local rules, social-distancing measures and the closure of clubhouses. But the exceptional nature of the coronavirus means things can change very quickly.

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HOT WEATHER PHOTO - regular golfers tee off on the third hole at North Adelaide Golf Course, Friday, November 10, 2017 (overcast 23degrees at 7.35) - pic AAP/MIKE BURTON

Golf clubs told to close up

The national body for golf in Australia has recommended that courses and facilities close until further notice due to the latest COVID-19 restrictions. What will happen in South Australia?

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TOPSHOT - AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates after sinking his putt on the 18th green to win during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia.   Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Sporting bonanza will be worth the wait

The path to a better tomorrow after coronavirus is perilous with the loss of livelihoods or, even worse, loved ones. But from a sporting sense, there’s a light at the tunnel worth clinging to for fans.

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Golf Surviving COVID-19. Bondi Golf & Diggers Club members Gerry Hanniffy, Lee McDonald and Tom Williams at their local course in Bondi. Picture: Brett Costello

The sports surviving COVID-19

While numerous sports are shutting down because of coronavirus, two key sports, seemingly tailor made for social distancing restrictions, are playing on at grassroots level.

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