Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy will resume play at the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday after play was suspended after the death of the Queen.
After the news was announced by Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening, play for the tournament was suspended with some 30 players still out on the course but both Lowry and McIlroy were in with their first rounds completed.
The course and practice facilities were closed on Friday but play will resume at 6.40 am on Saturday with the tournament reduced to a 54 hole event.
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There will also be a two-minute period of silence at 9.50 am..
The DP World Tour said in a statement: “The decision to restart on Saturday has been taken in accordance with Official National Mourning guidance and in consultation with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
“The Wentworth event will give players, caddies, staff, volunteers and spectators the opportunity to come together across the weekend, not only to express their condolences but also to celebrate the extraordinary life of Her Majesty.
“We join other sports in doing this, including the men’s Test match between England and South Africa at the Oval and the Women’s IT20 match between England and India in County Durham, Premiership rugby union, rugby league and the Great North Run in the north east of England.
“The second round of the BMW PGA Championship will resume at 6.40am on Saturday morning and all original second-round tee times will remain the same.
“Those players who are yet to complete their first round will do so from 7.30am onwards from the place on the golf course where they stopped on Thursday afternoon.
“The Rolex Series event will now be contested over 54 holes with the intention to finish on Sunday as scheduled.
“It is not possible to play the full 72 holes and finish on Monday as we cannot guarantee the staff, facilities or security of the venue on Monday due to the ongoing plans for the state funeral.
“Across the weekend at Wentworth, black ribbons will be made available for people to wear and flags will continue to fly at half-mast.
“In addition, there will be a two-minute silence at 9.50am on Saturday morning across the venue to commemorate the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with the proclamation of King Charles III being shown on the television screens in the Championship Village from 10am.”
There were a number of events cancelled with both Razorlight and Jax Jones scheduled to play but it has since been cancelled.
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