English is fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

English is fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

American Harris English has become the fifth player on the PGA Tour to test positive for COVID-19, the Tour said on Monday. English, 30, was set to participate in this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club but was forced to withdraw from the event after testing positive during the pre-tournament screening process this week. English joins compatriots Denny McCarthy, Cameron Champ and Nick Watney and South African Dylan Frittelli on the list of PGA Tour players who have tested positive in recent weeks since the Tour resumed earlier this month. "While it's disappointing to receive this news, as I feel healthy, I'm pleased that the new safety protocols we have in place worked this week," English, who is set to self-isolate, said in a statement.

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British Open: Former champion Zach Johnson tests COVID-19 positive, list of withdrawals grows
3 years, 5 months ago

British Open: Former champion Zach Johnson tests COVID-19 positive, list of withdrawals grows

The Hindu  

Former champion Zach Johnson was the latest to withdraw from the British Open on Monday because he tested positive for the coronavirus. Louis de Jager, one of 12 players who earned a spot at Royal St. George's through local final qualifying two weeks ago, also returned a positive COVID-19 test and withdrew. He had a positive COVID-19 test during the …

Jon Rahm Forced Out of Memorial After Positive COVID-19 Test
3 years, 7 months ago

Jon Rahm Forced Out of Memorial After Positive COVID-19 Test

News 18  

Jon Rahm was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament in Ohio that he was leading by six strokes on Saturday after the Spaniard tested positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said. “The PGA Tour’s medical advisor notified Rahm immediately upon completion of his round, and under Tour protocols, he will be withdrawn from the competition,” the PGA Tour said …

Tyrrell Hatton tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from Valspar Championship
3 years, 8 months ago

Tyrrell Hatton tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from Valspar Championship

The Hindu  

8 Tyrrell Hatton became the fourth player to withdraw from this week's Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, after receiving a positive test for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday. READ: Golfers Will Gordon and Brice Garnett test positive for COVID-19 "Hatton will have the PGA Tour's full support throughout his self-isolation period under CDC guidelines," the PGA Tour …

Woodland among three players to test positive for coronavirus
3 years, 9 months ago

Woodland among three players to test positive for coronavirus

The Hindu  

Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland was among three players who withdrew from the Honda Classic after testing positive for the coronavirus. It matched the most players who have had to withdraw from one tournament because of a positive test since the PGA Tour returned from the COVID-19 pandemic in June. Three players also tested positive before tournaments at the …

Woodland among 3 players to test positive for coronavirus
3 years, 9 months ago

Woodland among 3 players to test positive for coronavirus

China Daily  

Gary Woodland of the United States plays a shot on the 14th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2021 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Former US Open champion Gary Woodland was among three players who withdrew from the Honda Classic on …

Golfer Sergio Garcia withdraws from Masters after testing positive for COVID-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Golfer Sergio Garcia withdraws from Masters after testing positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Garcia becomes the second player to withdraw from the Masters after a COVID-19 positive after Chile’s Joaquin Niemann. Augusta: Sergio Garcia pulled out of the Masters on Monday after informing Augusta National he tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the second player to withdraw following a positive test. We’ll come back stronger and give the green jacket a go …

Australian golfer Adam Scott tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 2 months ago

Australian golfer Adam Scott tests positive for coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Australian golfer Adam Scott has tested positive to coronavirus in the US, the PGA Tour has confirmed. Australian golfer Adam Scott is in self-isolation after he tested positive to coronavirus 'While it's difficult news to receive - as I really looked forward to playing this week - my focus now is on recovery for the final stretch of the fall,' …

World No 1 Dustin Johnson tests positive for COVID-19, to miss CJ Cup
4 years, 2 months ago

World No 1 Dustin Johnson tests positive for COVID-19, to miss CJ Cup

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Johnson underwent a test after experiencing symptoms of coronavirus ahead of Thursday’s opening round at Shadow Creek, the tour said in a statement. Los Angeles: Dustin Johnson has tested positive for Covid-19, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday, forcing the world number one golfer’s withdrawal from the CJ Cup in Las Vegas. “I have already had a few calls with …

PGA Tour modifies guidelines for positive coronavirus tests
4 years, 5 months ago

PGA Tour modifies guidelines for positive coronavirus tests

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour enters the eighth week of its return to golf with another modification to its guidelines for positive coronavirus tests and a gradual broadening of who gets to attend tournaments. The tour originally said three weeks ago, based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that players or caddies who tested positive with symptoms could …

Workday Charity Open: Frittelli, Watney and McCarthy tee off in Ohio
4 years, 5 months ago

Workday Charity Open: Frittelli, Watney and McCarthy tee off in Ohio

The Hindu  

Dylan Frittelli, Nick Watney and Denny McCarthy completed the first round of the PGA Tour's Workday Charity Open on Thursday after all three spent 10 days in quarantine following positive COVID-19 tests. “The Tour is trying to monitor things as they move, and scientists and biologists are still figuring stuff out today,” said the South African, who won his lone …

PGA Tour player Cameron Champ says he never had COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

PGA Tour player Cameron Champ says he never had COVID-19

The Hindu  

Cameron Champ lathered up his hands with sanitizer as he made the turn in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, trying to stay healthy enough to keep competing. Champ was added to the field at the Detroit Golf Club under a modified PGA Tour policy that allows players who test positive for the coronavirus to be eligible if they had no symptoms …

Simpson returns to PGA Tour after family coronavirus scare
4 years, 6 months ago

Simpson returns to PGA Tour after family coronavirus scare

The Hindu  

Webb Simpson is competing on the PGA Tour again after his family had a coronavirus scare. “So we felt confident that she never had it.” Simpson, who leads the tour in FedEx Cup points and scoring average, is attempting to become the PGA Tour’s first player with three victories during this pandemic-interrupted year. 'Safest place' “I mentioned to the commissioner …

Chad Campbell becomes sixth PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Chad Campbell becomes sixth PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

American Chad Campbell has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the sixth PGA Tour golfer to do so, the Tour said on Tuesday. “I support the Tour's protocol during this time.” READ| Earlier this month Campbell competed at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where he missed the cut. Campbell joins compatriots Harris English, Denny …

Watney bored in isolation, nervous about how he got COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Watney bored in isolation, nervous about how he got COVID-19

The Hindu  

Monday marked the 10th day of self-isolation for Nick Watney, the minimum required for PGA Tour players who test positive for the new coronavirus. Watney said he is feeling good except for some minor fatigue, perhaps brought on by a major case of boredom, and except for the distinction of becoming the first of what now is five players and …

Golfer Nick Watney bored in isolation, nervous about how he became first on PGA Tour to test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Golfer Nick Watney bored in isolation, nervous about how he became first on PGA Tour to test positive for coronavirus

Firstpost  

Nick Watney remains in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the PGA Tour has moved on to Connecticut, and now Detroit this week, and then two weeks in Ohio. Monday marked the 10th day of self-isolation for Nick Watney, the minimum required for PGA Tour players who test positive for the new coronavirus. He said he is feeling good except …

Dylan Frittelli becomes fourth PGA Tour player to test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Dylan Frittelli becomes fourth PGA Tour player to test positive for coronavirus

The Hindu  

Dylan Frittelli became the fourth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus and had to withdraw from Rocket Mortgage Classic next week in Detroit. The South African player took a saliva test so he could take the tour’s charter to Detroit, and the result came back positive on Sunday. Four players and two caddies have tested positive for …

Travelers Championship: Phil Mickelson grabs one-shot lead
4 years, 6 months ago

Travelers Championship: Phil Mickelson grabs one-shot lead

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson figures age might be an asset. Playing his first tournament since turning 50 this month, the five-time major champion shot a 7-under 63 on Friday in the Travelers Championship to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend. Mickelson said said it was perhaps the wisdom that comes with his age that made him stay within himself instead of …

Testing times for PGA Tour as shutdown fears grow following another coronavirus positive
4 years, 6 months ago

Testing times for PGA Tour as shutdown fears grow following another coronavirus positive

Daily Mail  

We're rapidly becoming accustomed in golf's post-lockdown world to the feats of the bigger names sharing the headlines with bad news relating to Covid-19. A third golfer in eight days has tested positive for coronavirus at the Travelers Champioship Matt Wallace has lost both his player partners after Bud Cauley also pulled out to be safe He out-crafted and out-scored …

McCarthy is third PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

McCarthy is third PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Denny McCarthy has become the third golfer on the PGA Tour to test positive for COVID-19 and the American has withdrawn from the ongoing Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, Golf Channel reported on Friday. Nick Watney was the first Tour player to test positive last week and Cameron Champ did so at a pre-tournament screening this week. World number four …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Brooks Koepka, Webb Simpson among five golfers to withdraw from Travelers Championship after virus threat
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Brooks Koepka, Webb Simpson among five golfers to withdraw from Travelers Championship after virus threat

Firstpost  

The tour released results that showed three positive tests at the TPC River Highlands in Connecticut — Cameron Champ and the caddies for Koepka and McDowell. “It’s a low number on a percentage basis, but every number hurts,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said. “It’s pretty clear that this virus isn’t going anywhere.” Nick Watney was the first player to …

Koepka, McDowell among withdrawals over coronavirus concerns
4 years, 6 months ago

Koepka, McDowell among withdrawals over coronavirus concerns

The Hindu  

The caddies for Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell have tested positive for the coronavirus, leading both major champions to withdraw from the Travelers Championship in Connecticut on Wednesday. “The snowball is getting a little bit bigger,” McDowell said as he began the 1,200-mile drive from the TPC River Highlands to his home in Orlando, Florida. McDowell said he was feeling …

Graeme McDowell withdraws from pGA Tour event after his caddie tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Graeme McDowell withdraws from pGA Tour event after his caddie tests positive for coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Graeme McDowell has withdrawn from the Travelers Championship after his caddie, Ken Comboy, tested positive for coronavirus. The Northern Irish golfer dropped out of the PGA Tour event on Wednesday morning, becoming the second player to do so after Cameron Champ. McDowell becomes the second player to drop out this week after Cameron Champ withdrew from the tournament earlier this …

Cameron Champ the latest PGA Tour golfer to test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Cameron Champ the latest PGA Tour golfer to test positive for coronavirus

The Hindu  

Cameron Champ has withdrawn from this week's event in Cromwell, Connecticut after he tested positive for COVID-19 during pre-tournament screening, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday. Champ, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, is the second known member of the circuit to test positive for the novel coronavirus following fellow American golfer Nick Watney's positive test last Friday. “I …

PGA Tour carries on after 1st positive coronavirus test
4 years, 6 months ago

PGA Tour carries on after 1st positive coronavirus test

The Hindu  

The tour began contact tracing of anyone who might have been in close contact with Nick Watney, who tested negative on Tuesday when he arrived at the RBC Heritage, reported symptoms on Friday and had another test that came back positive. The tour said the 11 people were tested on Friday - that includes players and all caddies in Watney’s …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Nick Watney’s positive test puts PGA Tour's COVID-19 preparations under the radar
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Nick Watney’s positive test puts PGA Tour's COVID-19 preparations under the radar

Firstpost  

Before restarting competitive golf without fans, the PGA Tour seemed to have excellently laid out plans. But then came Watney’s positive test and that raised questions all around and now poses a challenge even bigger than it did before re-starting. The euphoria of a successful comeback had hardly died down, when the PGA Tour’s worst fears became a reality – …

COVID-19: Watney tests positive, withdraws from PGA Tour
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Watney tests positive, withdraws from PGA Tour

The Hindu  

American golfer Nick Watney withdrew from the RBC Heritage in South Carolina ahead of the second round on Friday after he became the first PGA Tour member to test positive for COVID-19. Watney, who travelled privately to Hilton Head Island for the tournament and was not on the PGA Tour-provided charter flight, is the first member of the circuit to …

Coronavirus Outbreak: American golfer Nick Watney withdraws from RBC Heritage after testing positive for COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: American golfer Nick Watney withdraws from RBC Heritage after testing positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Watney, who competed last week in Fort Worth, Texas where he missed the cut in the PGA Tour’s return from a three-month hiatus, traveled privately to Hilton Head Island this week. American Nick Watney withdrew from the RBC Heritage in South Carolina ahead of the second round on Friday after he became the first golfer to test positive for COVID-19, …

PGA Tour player Nick Watney withdraws from tournament after testing positive for Covid-19
4 years, 6 months ago

PGA Tour player Nick Watney withdraws from tournament after testing positive for Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — American golfer Nick Watney is the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for Covid-19. “Nick will have the PGA Tour’s full support throughout his self-isolation and recovery period under CDC guidelines,” the PGA Tour said in a statement. “For the health and well-being of all associated with the tournament and those within the community, the …

Coronavirus: Leishman itching for PGA Tour return
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Leishman itching for PGA Tour return

The Hindu  

Marc Leishman is raring to go for the PGA Tour's return, though the Australian star admits playing without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic will be "very weird". Leishman was in fine form before golf was suspended, with the world number 15 claiming his fifth Tour title via January's Farmers Insurance Open. I was playing great golf and enjoying it," …

Coronavirus Golf: PGA Tour to proceed behind closed doors
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Golf: PGA Tour to proceed behind closed doors

The Hindu  

Golf's PGA Tour will continue to stage tournaments over the next month, but without spectators due to the spread of coronavirus. Tour commissioner Jay Monahan confirmed the measure would be effective from day two of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Friday and run until the end of the Texas Open on April 5. Citing the recent travel advisories …

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