Plan for Scottish Open to be crowd test event is cancelled
Next week's Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open will be played without fans after all following a decision to scrap a plan for it to be a crowd test event.
It had been agreed with the Scottish Government that 650 spectators could be in attendance on the Saturday and Sunday of the European Tour event at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian.
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Hide AdBut that idea has now been scrapped following yesterday's announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that Covid-19 restrictions are being tightened again in a bid to stem a spike in cases.