The European Tour's Middle East swing is set to get underway next week in Abu Dhabi with Dubai and Saudi Arabia the following two weeks
Iran Threat To European Tour Middle East Swing
The European Tour's Middle East swing is scheduled to get underway next week but could be in jeopardy over safety fears amid US-Iran tensions.
"The incident has led to increased tensions in the region," it reads on the gov.uk website regarding travel to both the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
"There is a possibility of an increased threat against Western interests and the security situation could worsen with little warning. You should remain vigilant and keep up to date with the latest developments."
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There has been no withdrawals by any players yet from any of these events and no official statements from the European Tour on whether the events will or won't go ahead.
“The safety of our players, staff and stakeholders and everyone involved in each and every one of our tournaments around the world is our top priority," the European Tour told Golf Digest.
"The European Tour constantly monitors what is happening in all of our host countries, taking any safety advice from the relevant agencies where appropriate, and we will continue to do so for all of our tournaments around the world."
“The decision has been taken due to the ongoing level of social unrest in Hong Kong,” European Tour’s chief executive Keith Pelley said in November.
“As the safety of our players, staff, stakeholders and everyone involved in each and every one of our tournaments around the world is our top priority, we feel this is the correct, but unfortunate, course of action.”
