Lee Westwood feels the European Tour has actually got its Covid-19 protocols right.
The former world top accepts playing competitions in a ‘bubble’ environment is restrictive however he thinks the method is necessary and working.
He thinks other areas of society could find out, amid the pandemic, from the discipline being revealed by the European Tour, which has exercised tighter control than the PGA Trip.
” I think four weeks will be my limitation of playing competitions when I remain in a bubble,” said Westwood.
” People are speaking about comparing Europe with the US and their bubble is far less restrictive. Over there it’s just playing a golf tournament without any crowds. You pass a test on Monday which’s about it truly.
” You’re not restricted with who you combine with or where you go, you can go to dining establishments or to the health club. It’s much more restrictive on this Trip, for this reason why we’ve had so few positive cases. I believe we’ve had two cases in 10-11000 tests.
” We’re doing a great job of controlling it and it’s plainly what needed to occur – I wish everybody else might reveal as much discipline as the European Trip and its members have actually done.”
The PGA Tour revealed on Tuesday that current world primary Dustin Johnson had checked positive for coronavirus The American is now self-isolating and has withdrawn from this week’s CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.
Asked if he was surprised, Westwood stated at a press conference: “Not truly. It was bound to occur. Even if you put as numerous measures in place or are as self-aware as you could potentially be there are still ways of picking it up. You need to be constantly on your guard.
” You just need to let it down a bit and you could pick it up from anything – when you fill your cars and truck up with gas or go to a cash machine.
” Fair play to DJ for letting them understand he had signs and making them conscious as rapidly as he could. It’s going to take place.”
Westwood is among the leading names in the field at this week’s Scottish Champion at Fairmont St Andrews.
The 47- year-old remains in great kind having actually completed in the top 20 in 5 successive occasions, including a tied-13 th at last month’s US Open.
” The standard of golf I’ve been playing has actually been high. So I’m eagerly anticipating today, bring it on and seeing if I can eliminate a couple of ridiculous mistakes and remain in there with a possibility on Sunday.”
Westwood has actually been organized together with Scottish Open winner Aaron Rai and 2019 novice of the year Robert MacIntyre in the opening round.
– TEAMtalk media
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