SINGAPORE: Two-time LPGA major champions Stacy Lewis and Brittany Lincicome worry the growing coronavirus outbreak that forced three Asian events to be cancelled will wipe out the Tokyo Olympics and other tournaments.
The LPGA, which has played two US tournaments and two others in Australia this year, cancelled a February event in Thailand, another that would have been played this week in Singapore and one planned for next week in China.
Lewis, who shared fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics just one stroke behind Chinese bronze medallist Feng Shanshan, and US compatriot Lincicome spoke ahead of the year's first major, April's ANA Invitational at Rancho Mirage. Lincicome agreed, noting how treasured a berth in the Olympic event would be for anyone but that safety concerns must prevail.
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