The PGA Tour began contact tracing of anyone who might have been in close contact with Nick Watney, the first player to test positive for COVID-19.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA Tour made it through 11 days of its return to golf before Nick Watney became the first player to test positive for the coronavirus, The question now is who’s next, or how many, before the show no longer goes on.
“It’s one case,” he said. “And as long as it’s contained to that and we move forward, we can keep playing.” Watney must self-isolate for at least 10 days. It ends provided he has no subsequent symptoms or has two negative test results at least 24 hours apart. Watney’s caddie, Tony Navarro, said he tested negative. He is self-isolating in Hilton Hilton, able to go to the store provided he wears a mask. He said he was staying to help Watney with anything he needs, and then planned to drive him home to Austin, Texas.
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