European Tour Lifts Thorbjørn Olesen’s Suspension
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2020-07-04
By THE EUROPEAN TOUR
Due to the unprecedented delay in court proceedings in the UK caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, and following discussions with his legal team, the European Tour confirms that the suspension on Danish golfer Thorbjørn Olesen has been lifted.
Olesen’s suspension began on August 6, 2019, after he was arrested and charged on three counts following an alleged incident on a flight from Nashville to London on July 29, 2019. He has pleaded not guilty to all three charges. It was initially mutually agreed between the European Tour and Olesen that it would be inappropriate for him to continue to participate in Tour events until the conclusion of his trial, which was originally fixed for May 11, 2020.
However, all parties have now been informed by the UK courts that, following the disruption caused by the pandemic, Olesen’s trial will not now take place until December 6, 2021, at the earliest, a total of 854 days from August 6, 2019.