PGA Tour Could Use Up To 1 Million COVID-19 Tests To Complete Season
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2020-04-28
By WILL GRAY, Golf Channel
In announcing its plan to resume competition in June, the PGA Tour placed a clear emphasis on increased access to widespread COVID-19 testing. Now, the numbers are starting to roll in on just what that might look like.
According to a report from the U.K.'s Guardian, the Tour's latest plan to salvage a 2020 season could require the use of up to 1 million coronavirus tests. That estimate covers the events from the Charles Schwab Challenge, now slated for June 11-14, through the Tour Championship in early September.
According to the report, individual tests will be mailed to the homes of players, caddies and officials who will be on-site. Additional tests will be done on anyone traveling to an event by air, with daily tests administered during tournament week. Anyone testing positive would reportedly be subject to a 14-day isolation period.