Fog prevents play in Madeira Islands golf

Fog prevented any play on the opening day of the European PGA Tour's 1,500th tournament, Portugal's Madeira Islands Open.

The first round of the Madeira Islands Open was postponed after heavy fog prevented any play on the Santo da Serra golf course on Thursday.

Organisers are hopeful of starting the European PGA Tour's 1,500th tournament on Friday.

While the capital Funchal was bathed in sunshine all day, visibility on the golf course, 700 metres above the city, was restricted to about 50 metres.

"It is a very unusual mini ecosystem here at this venue, and, while many of the holes on the course further down the mountain are clear, unfortunately some are still under fog," tournament director Jose Maria Zamora said.


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