Rose Ladies Series final suspended as fire breaks out at Wentworth

The grand final of the Rose Ladies Series golf has been suspended after a huge fire broke out across Wentworth Golf Course in Surrey.

Play was under way with a full field when a fire is understood to have started in the nearby area, before gaining momentum and encroaching on Wentworth.

The deep orange blaze was captured on Sky Sports TV cameras, which had been covering the play live.

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The Rose Ladies Series grand final had to be suspended at Wentworth due to a large fire

Players and caddies could be seen retreating from the area as the deep orange blaze roared

Smoke plumes filled the air above the famous Surrey course as the fire brigade were called

Players and caddies could be seen retreating from the area, while camera crews and production staff hurried to gather their equipment.

The fire resulted in the Surrey course being evacuated with emergency services attending the scene shortly after.

So far a statement has not been released by the governing body of golf, or the tournament organisers.

It is as yet unknown as to when and how the competition will resume.

Georgia Hall had entered the final from a leading position in the tournament, after winning the last two events.

The unprecedented scenes caused confusion around the field, with players unsure what to do

The event was created by Justin Rose and his wife Kate, who invested their own money

The Rose Ladies series had been put together by star golfer Justin Rose and his wife Kate, who put their name to a string of one-day events and invested their own money.  

Rose himself is currently in San Francisco, where he is competing for golf’s first major of 2020.

The PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park opens a belated calendar for men’s professional golf, following its curtailment earlier in the year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rose enjoyed a remarkable opening round on Thursday, carding 66 to sit four-under par, one shot adrift of the early leader Jason Day.