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BY: SEAN ZAK JUNE 24, 2020
The mood has changed within the PGA Tour’s “bubble” as commissioner Jay Monahan announced changes to safety protocols amid multiple positive tests for the coronavirus.
Mohanan issued a memo to players Wednesday morning, in the wake of a positive test by Cameron Champ, asking players to treat the situation as a “wake-up call” and included adjustments to the Tour’s plans.
For starters, those adjustments include more testing. While players and caddies were subject to a saliva test before boarding a charter plane from event to event, those participants will now also be subject to on-site arrival testing as though they’ve spent the prior week in their homes.
...Secondly, any players who test positive for the virus after not following protocols will no longer be eligible for a $100,000 stipend issued by the Tour. After withdrawing from last week’s RBC Heritage event, Nick Watney was the first to be issued such a stipend. He is currently quarantining in South Carolina.
The mood has changed within the PGA Tour’s “bubble” as commissioner Jay Monahan announced changes to safety protocols amid multiple positive tests for the coronavirus.
Mohanan issued a memo to players Wednesday morning, in the wake of a positive test by Cameron Champ, asking players to treat the situation as a “wake-up call” and included adjustments to the Tour’s plans.
For starters, those adjustments include more testing. While players and caddies were subject to a saliva test before boarding a charter plane from event to event, those participants will now also be subject to on-site arrival testing as though they’ve spent the prior week in their homes.
...Secondly, any players who test positive for the virus after not following protocols will no longer be eligible for a $100,000 stipend issued by the Tour. After withdrawing from last week’s RBC Heritage event, Nick Watney was the first to be issued such a stipend. He is currently quarantining in South Carolina.