CROMWELL, Conn.– Denny McCarthy checked positive for the coronavirus and has actually withdrawn from the Travelers Championship together with Bud Cauley, who was coupled with McCarthy throughout Thursdays very first round.
” I was feeling aching and quite worn out after the round yesterday however didnt think much of it since I had actually practiced a lot Monday to Wednesday,” McCarthy said Friday after becoming the 3rd PGA Tour player to test positive. “Last night, I awakened in the middle of the night with additional pains and soreness and picked up something was off. I seemed like the only thing to do was get evaluated at that point before I went to the course.”
The PGA Tour stated it carried out 16 extra tests Friday for those who were in close contact with McCarthy, including Cauley, who twice tested negative on Friday early morning however decided to withdraw.
” Im extremely happy I have actually evaluated unfavorable but have decided to withdraw out of an abundance of caution for my peers and everybody included with the competition,” Cauley said.
2 RelatedMatt Wallace, who played with McCarthy and Cauley on Thursday, checked unfavorable Friday, as did caddies Derek Smith (McCarthy), David McNeill (Wallace) and Matt Hauser (Cauley).
” I was terrified,” said Wallace, who teed off by himself for Fridays second round and was joking with fellow gamers, asking if they d like to join him as they went by the tee.
McCarthy, who shot 3-under 67 and would have opened the 2nd round near the cut line, and Cauley, who shot 69, are the sixth and seventh players to take out of this weeks field.
” Denny has our full assistance as he self-isolates here in Hartford and recovers, and I know I promote the whole Tour subscription in thanking him for doing the ideal thing in requesting an additional test prior to heading to the golf course today,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan stated in a statement. “What Denny, Bud and others are demonstrating is precisely what we asked of everyone– continue to do your part in taking this infection seriously and keeping not only your own health as a top priority, however likewise that of your fellow competitors and those you may can be found in contact with.”
Cameron Champ exposed he had actually evaluated favorable for the infection. Webb Simpson did the very same after finding out a member of his family had actually checked positive for the coronavirus.
Last week at the RBC Heritage, the trips 2nd event back after a three-month shutdown, Nick Watney ended up being the first player to check positive for the infection.
Monahan on Wednesday said the trip would be implementing what he called more stringent protocols and increased testing. He likewise stressed there would be “severe repercussions” for anybody who did not stick to the policies.
” Its pretty clear that this virus isnt going anywhere,” Monahan stated.
Among the modifications were an included test for players who take the tour-arranged charter flight in between events; that instructors allowed on-site would be subject to the same testing as the gamers; that the tours fitness trailer would move on-site starting next week; which gamers who evaluate favorable and are needed to self-isolate would need to follow these protocols to receive a tour-issued stipend.
” I was feeling aching and quite exhausted after the round the other day but didnt believe much of it because I had practiced a lot Monday to Wednesday,” McCarthy said Friday after ending up being the 3rd PGA Tour player to evaluate positive. Cameron Champ revealed he had actually checked positive for the infection. Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell both pulled out after their caddies evaluated favorable. Webb Simpson did the very same after discovering out a member of his household had tested positive for the coronavirus.
” I believe people– you hear one or 2 favorable tests and individuals are panicking, and I saw a couple of calls to shut the competition down, which is ridiculous from my point of view,” McIlroy said.
” All of us have an extraordinary responsibility to follow those protocols,” Monahan said. “For any person that does not, there will be severe consequences.
” But everyone understands and needs to understand that our future, our capability to sustain this company and to affect the communities where we play and to produce many tasks, is contingent on our capability to follow those procedures. So when we have circumstances where somebody hasnt, they will be handled. And as I stated, the consequences will be substantial.”
On Thursday, Rory McIlroy stated that regardless of the increased number of favorable tests, he felt the tour made the right choice to progress with the occasion.
” I think people– you hear one or two positive tests and individuals are panicking, and I saw a couple of calls to shut the competition down, which is silly from my point of view,” McIlroy stated. Theres been almost 3,000 tests administered. The percentage of positive tests is under– its a quarter of a percent.
