China’s General Administration of Sports cited “science and order” as impetus for its decision. The country has largely contained and curbed transmission of COVID-19; however, China is on guard for imported cases of the disease.
With the PGA Tour a month into the resumption of its season after hitting pause because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 23-year-old Norwegian has kept on driving, from one tour stop to the next.
Harris English has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second player on the PGA Tour to do so in the past 24 hours and fifth overall since the tour resumed play three weeks ago.
Time, of course, will be the ultimate judge on how well golf capitalises on the spectacular shot in the arm it has been gifted, but if it fails to act and adapt the second time around, there’s little doubt it will be its gravest mistake of all.
In the aftermath of Watney being present at the golf course while he waited for his ultimately positive test, the PGA Tour changed its policy as of Saturday at the Travelers Championship.
On Thursday at Colonial, we’ll find out just how rusty Dustin Johnson is on the golf course post-quarantine. As for the press room, er, virtual press room, DJ is already back in mid-season form.
Officials for the tournament announced the decision overnight, citing ongoing travel/border restrictions and government quarantine requirements for the cancellation.
The decision for the tour’s restart in September is also largely centred on international travel restrictions, which can present a huge logistic challenge for many players living outside countries where tournaments are staged.