As for the tour’s other two events on its Asian swing – the Zozo Championship in Japan and the WGC–HSBC Champions in China, held the two weeks after the CJ Cup – their fates are unclear.
China’s General Administration of Sports cited “science and order” as impetus for its decision. The country has largely contained and curbed transmission of COVID-19; however, China is on guard for imported cases of the disease.
After winning the FedEx Cup title in August and taking PGA Tour player-of-the-year honours, few would have blamed Rory McIlroy for easing through the rest of 2019.
What to make of Dustin Johnson’s signature pratfall, ostensibly having been consigned to history by virtue of the Hall of Fame career he is building on its ashes, resurfacing when one would least expect it?
World No.1 Dustin Johnson looked like his 2017 pre-Masters self on Friday in China, posting a bogey-free nine-under 63 to grab a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka at the WGC-HSBC Champions.