The BMW PGA Championship has suspended play for the remainder of the day Thursday following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the DP World Tour announced.
The tournament also released an official statement on the monarch's passing:
England's Royal Family officially announced Queen Elizabeth had died Thursday at the age of 96.
The BMW PGA Championship is the flagship event of the European golf tour, taking place at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. There was controversy in this year's event with the inclusion of several golfers who have joined the LIV Golf tour and are ineligible to compete in the PGA Tour.