European Tour's Madrid Open canceled over funding

Euro Tour's Madrid Open canceled over funding

MADRID — The Madrid Open has been removed from the European Tour's calendar because of a lack of funding.

Tournament spokeswoman Maria Acacia Lopez-Bachiller told The Associated Press that no sponsors for the Sept. 20-23 event were found to replace Bankia, the bailed-out Spanish bank that previously sponsored the tournament.

"Organizers are hoping to find new sponsorship to bring the tournament back next year," Acacia Lopez-Bachiller said. "It's a shame, but the situation in Spain has left it this way."

Acacia Lopez-Bachiller added that "at the moment, the Andalucia Masters is on." That European Tour event, with a prize fund of $3.7 million, is scheduled for Oct. 18-21 at a yet-to-be-determined location.

The Castellon Masters is another Spanish tournament that has been removed from this year's schedule.