Nick Watney became the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for the coronavirus and then withdrew from the RBC Heritage.
HILTON HEAD, S. C. — Nick Watney became the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for the coronavirus, and he withdrew from the RBC Heritage before his Friday afternoon tee time.
Watney,39, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, indicated before arriving at Harbour Town Golf Club that he had symptoms consistent with the virus. He consulted with a physician, was given a COVID-19 test and was found to be positive, according to a PGA Tour release.
« Nick will have the PGA Tour’s full support throughout his self-isolation and recovery period under CDC guidelines, » the tour said in a statement.
