The developmental circuit of the PGA Tour wasn’t as fortunate as the tour itself. The PGA Tour resumed without a hitch at Texas but the same could not be said for the Korn Ferry Tour.
A golfer along with three caddies were tested positive for the coronavirus and thy duly backed out before the tournament could start.
The PGA Tour announced Wednesday it had conducted nearly 1,600 tests for the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas and the Korn Ferry Challenge at tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach.
These tests were conducted at homes as well as tournament grounds and venues. Around 900 tests were administered at the tournament sites. The player and caddies who tested positive were thankfully among those that had been administered home tests.
Last month, senior vice president of tournament administration Andy Levinson had said, “You know, when there is a positive test, there does have to be some contact tracing that takes place, which is why social distancing is—one of the many reasons why social distancing is so important. And so we haven’t identified a specific number, but obviously if it was a large number then we would have to evaluate the situation.”
