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Originally Posted by ligastar
I'm not sure if you're being obtuse on purpose here. Are you saying that you believe Watney's caddie in fact tested postive for COVID and that the Tour is now covering it up?
No, I don’t think they re-tested him nor do they want to know the answer.
What they should have done is assume he has it and do the same exact contract tracing. The only did it with Watney.
They are letting people into this faux bubble before finding out the results of the test. Ridiculous.
If the NBA took these same measures, the league would be closed down. It doesn’t matter as much since golf is an individual sport.
From ESPN:
***Watney, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday and withdrew from the tournament, relayed to Rory McIlroy via a text that an elevated respiratory rate via that band first told him "maybe I could have it.''
And so Watney, 39, conveyed that to tour officials, consulted a physician, took another COVID-19 test -- he was negative for the one he took on Tuesday -- and then awaited the results at the course, while going about his business to prepare for the second round of the tournament.
It's fair to question why he was allowed to proceed in that manner, and perhaps that is a flaw in the PGA Tour's health and safety protocols as part of the coronavirus pandemic.
Why would you allow a symptomatic person to come to the course and practice?***
Why? It is the weekly rush to schedule tournaments.