PGA TOUR players overseas face COVID-19 setback

Most dedicated sports fans know about the presumptive PGA TOUR schedule, which will begin with the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas on June 11. Regardless, golfers who are returning or not based in the U.S will have to face the setback of 14 days in isolation before being allowed to play. This is as a result of the strict quarantine rules in place in the States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

What this means is that players such as Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood, who currently are not in the U.S. will endure 14 days in quarantine when they return. This will have a major impact on several players that are yet to return to the United States

Top golfers like Rory Mcllroy who are to appear in the first event, will have no choice than to come back at least two weeks earlier. The PGA TOUR’s chief tournaments officer Andy Pazder made this known in his statement ” That is currently in place and it is likely to continue. So those constituents that we have that need to come back in the United States must do so at least two weeks prior to our return to competition.”

Andy Pazder also mentioned that there are roughly 25 PGA TOUR players who are currently outside the United States and their working in hand with the federal government to facilitate the return of the players.

The TOUR has started to unveil a whole raft of COVID-19 procedures including testing of players before they travel and on arrival at the venue.

Listen to some of the plans the TOUR has for testing players in this Golf Channel segment below: