Im Sung-jae won the Honda Classic to record his first PGA Tour victory ©Getty Images

The PGA Tour has no intention to change its calendar because of the global coronavirus outbreak.

The premiere men's golf circuit released a statement on the issue, saying it had been "closely monitoring" the spread of the virus.

"We conduct more than 175 tournaments across our six Tours, and the health and safety of our players, employees, fans, partners, volunteers and everyone associated with the PGA TOUR continues to be our No. 1 priority. 

"After reviewing the relevant positions from the Centers of Disease Control and the World Health Organization, there are no planned schedule changes beyond what has already been decided", continued the statement.

The changes already made relate to the PGA Tour's China-Series, which has been impacted because tournaments were due to take place in or near China, the country where the coronavirus outbreak began.

Four regular-season tournament in China have been postponed, while qualifying tournaments in Thailand and Indonesia.

Organisers hope the regular season can begin in late May or early June.

The new PGA Tour statement said it was "establishing additional protocols to promote the health and safety of all participants and fans at our tournaments" but did not elaborate on what these might be.

The flagship PGA Tour is in the middle of a Florida swing, with South Korea's Im Sung-jae winning the Honda Classic on Sunday (March 1) in Palm Beach Gardens.

The PGA Tour is "establishing additional protocols to promote the health and safety of all participants and fans at our tournaments" ©Getty Images
The PGA Tour is "establishing additional protocols to promote the health and safety of all participants and fans at our tournaments" ©Getty Images

That was the first of four consecutive tournaments in Florida.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association Association (LPGA) hasn't been so lucky, with the Honda LPGA Thailand, due to take place from February 20 to 23 in Pattaya, and the HSBC Women’s World Championship, scheduled to be held from February 27 to March 1 in Singapore, both removed from the schedule because of the outbreak.

The European Tour has also postponed two tournaments scheduled for Malaysia and China in April.

There are more than 92,000 confirmed coronavirus cases across the world, with China, South Korea, Iran and Italy the countries hit hardest.

There are 103 known cases in the United States at present.

Any disruption to the golfing calendar could impact who takes part at Tokyo 2020, with entry spots given bases on the world rankings, which are calculated off tournament results from the last 24 months.

Nations can have up to four top-15 players or two top-60 players in the Olympic golf competitions.