Madeira Islands Open rescheduled

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The Madeira Islands Open has been rescheduled to start at the end of July after the tournament was cancelled due to bad weather last week.

Just one round was possible at Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra before heavy rainfall, strong winds and fog ensured tournament organisers were forced to abandon the event on Sunday.

The European Tour revealed on Sunday that talks had already begun with a view to finding another date to stage the competition and have now agreed that it will take place from July 20 to August 2.

European Tour chief operating officer Keith Waters said: "Given the importance of the Madeira Islands Open and our close working relationship with the golf club and sponsors, we were very keen to reschedule the tournament and the fact that we have managed to do so this quickly is testament to the desire and commitment of all parties to reach an agreement. 

"So we should thank the representatives of Santo da Serra, BPI, Governo Regional da Madeira and Turismo de Portugal for all their hard work and efforts in difficult circumstances last week, and we look forward to working together with them in July, when we hope the weather gods will be smiling upon us.

"In recent seasons, the tournament has been won by home favourite Ricardo Santos (2012) and American Peter Uihlein (2013), both of whom went on to be named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year."

Joachim B Hansen was leading by one shot after 18 holes, but the elements preventing the Dane from building on that promising start.

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