Jun 25, 2020; Cromwell, Connecticut, U.S.A.; Jason Day strikes his tee shot on the 6th hole during the preliminary of the Travelers Champion golf competition at TPC River Highlands. Compulsory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
( Reuters) – Previous world top Jason Day has actually been cleared to play the third round of the Travelers Champion in Cromwell, Connecticut as a single after returning a negative COVID-19 test on Saturday, the PGA Tour has actually validated.
The PGA Trip stated in a statement that Day, who was originally slated to play as part of a threesome, would tee off alone from the 10 th hole as a preventive measure.
Day, who has actually competed in all 3 PGA Trip occasions since the tour’s resumption following a three-month break due to the pandemic, missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge and RBC Heritage.
The Australian, who opened with rounds of 67 and 69, was at four-under-par total after 36 rounds, 9 shots behind leader Phil Mickelson.
Nick Watney recently became the very first Tour gamer to check positive, and Cameron Champ did so at a pre-tournament screening this week.
World number 4 Brooks Koepka and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell withdrew from the Travelers as a safety measure after their caddies evaluated positive. The 2 golf enthusiasts evaluated unfavorable.
World number five Webb Simpson opted out after a family member tested favorable, while Koepka’s bro Chase withdrew as he played a practice round with Brooks and McDowell.
Denny McCarthy, the third golf enthusiast on the Tour to return a favorable test, withdrew on Friday, while Bud Cauley, who played alongside McCarthy in the opening round, left as a precautionary step.
” All follow-up tests as a result of prospective contact with McCarthy were negative,” the PGA Tour included.
Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson
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