A fortnight was all the time it took for this year’s Open – what should have been the 149th playing of golf’s oldest Major – to go from scheduled to cancelled.
Finau, who is not sure where excactly he contracted the virus, quarantined by himself for 10 days in a Las Vegas condo, away from his wife and four children.
The decision falls in line with the USGA holding the US Open at Winged Foot in September with no spectators. Additionally, the LPGA has yet to play any event where fans have been permitted since resuming its schedule on July 31.
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting border closures along with international travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of the Vic Open scheduled for February, 2021.
He will now self-isolate per CDC guidelines. He is the 13th tour player to test positive for COVID during testing conducted in conjunction with tournaments.
Organisers have stalled a final decision in the hope of an unrestrictive trans-Tasman bubble opening up but are racing towards their self-imposed “drop dead deadline” of November 1 with little certainty in sight.
The timesheet is unorthodox, but it's set up so that while you are going to miss seeing some players on television during the final round, theoretically you’ll get to see all of the leaders’ rounds.
