The USA has scrapped its 14-day quarantine for abroad PGA Tour golfers, however that is not sufficient to persuade former world No. 1 Lee Westwood to get on an airplane and fly to America. The US federal authorities determined Friday that skilled golfers not should quarantine for 2 weeks as a result of the USPGA Tour has put in place quite a few well being measures resembling common testing for the coronavirus. The lifting of the restrictions opens the door for touring non-People to enter the primary main championship of 2020 in San Francisco on August 6 and subsequent week’s WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Tennessee.
However the attraction of taking part in in a serious isn’t sufficient to sway Westwood, who mentioned he’s apprehensive about the best way the US is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I do not really feel it’s proper to leap on a airplane for 12 hours,” the 47-year-old Westwood advised reporters Saturday on the British Masters. “I’ve felt like out of my consolation zone this week, so, if I obtained to Memphis, I might really feel uncomfortable taking part in golf tournaments for the time being.”
“I am nonetheless involved that America would not take it (the virus) as significantly as the remainder of the world. It nonetheless appears to be one of many scorching spots for outbreaks.”
The coverage change additionally impacts incoming caddies and different important golf personnel getting into the US. The gamers had been notified Friday in an e-mail.
Westwood mentioned he suffers from exercise-induced bronchial asthma.
“I am barely asthmatic. If I examined (constructive) in Memphis I must keep there for 2 weeks. Proper now there are too many ifs.”
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America leads the world in COVID-19 circumstances with four.17 million and deaths with over 146,000, in line with Johns Hopkins College.
Memphis has 265 deaths and virtually 18,000 circumstances whereas San Francisco has greater than 50 deaths and over 5,700 circumstances.
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