The Celtic Classic was a professional

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tournament held 13 to 16 August 2020 on the Twenty-Ten Course at the

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, in Newport,

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. The tournament was a one-off event and was the fourth leg of a six-week ''UK swing'' on the

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during the 2020 season. It was followed by a revival of the

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at the same venue. The UK swing was created as part of sweeping changes to the tour's schedule due to the

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. On the first day of the tournament it was announced that

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had become the first European Tour player to return a positive test for COVID-19. He and

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, who had been in close contact with Lévy, were withdrawn from the field. The winner was

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, who finished two strokes ahead of

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to claim his second European Tour victory in the space of three weeks, having secured his maiden title at the

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earlier in the month.

Winners

References

External links

Event page on the official site of the European Tour
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