<p>PARIS — Next month’s Open de France golf tournament has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Tour said Wednesday.</p>
<p>The event was scheduled for May 6-9 but can’t go ahead due to a surge of new infections in France. The government recently introduced partial lockdown measures that included school closures and a month-long domestic travel ban.</p>
<p>No new date has been set for the tournament, which is played about 20 km (12.4 miles) southwest of Paris in the town of Guyancourt.</p>
<p>“We will continue to look at all options in the hope of playing the tournament later this year," European Tour Chief Executive Keith Pelley said. </p>
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