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Matt Cradock

Protestors Target DP World Tour's KLM Open As Start Delayed

A golfer hits it off the first tee at the KLM Open.

On the final day of the KLM Open, fans were left bemused as to why play in the Netherlands was delayed by two hours. However, it has now been revealed that the reason was due to Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests.

Tee times were delayed around two hours on Sunday, when XR activists decided to block the entrance into the International Golf Club. Police were called to the golf course, with the final group eventually teeing off at 3pm local time, two hours after their original tee time of 1pm.

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