Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell are both withdrawing from the Travelers Championship after their caddies, Ricky Elliott and Ken Comboy, both tested positive for coronavirus. The younger brother of Brooks, Chase Koepka, who won a Monday qualifier to play this week, has also decided to withdraw from the Traveler’s Championship. Webb Simpson, who tested negative for the virus, is the latest golfer to opt out of playing this week. He put out a statement saying a family member back home had tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Even though Simpson tested negative for the virus, he felt his best bet was with his family in North Carolina to quarantine at home. In an interview on Wednesday at the Travelers Championship, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said, ““we’ve seen some instances where, let’s say, we’ve gotten a little bit lax or away from protocol,” “All of us have an extraordinary responsibility to follow those protocols. For any individual that does not, there will be serious repercussions,” Monahan said. If a PGA Tour player tests positive for the coronavirus and it is discovered that he did not follow the safety protocols, he will no longer be eligible for a $100,000 stipend issued by the tour.
Koepka’s, McDowell, and Simpson are latest to withraw from the Travelers Championship
Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell are both withdrawing from the Travelers Championship after their caddies, Ricky Elliott and Ken Comboy, both tested positive for coronavirus. The younger brother of Brooks, Chase Koepka, who won a Monday qualifier to play this week, has also decided to withdraw from the Traveler’s Championship. Webb Simpson, who tested negative for the virus, is the latest golfer to opt out of playing this week. He put out a statement saying a family member back home had tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Even though Simpson tested negative for the virus, he felt his best bet was with his family in North Carolina to quarantine at home. In an interview on Wednesday at the Travelers Championship, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said, ““we’ve seen some instances where, let’s say, we’ve gotten a little bit lax or away from protocol,” “All of us have an extraordinary responsibility to follow those protocols. For any individual that does not, there will be serious repercussions,” Monahan said. If a PGA Tour player tests positive for the coronavirus and it is discovered that he did not follow the safety protocols, he will no longer be eligible for a $100,000 stipend issued by the tour.