David Duval, the former World No. 1 golfer and now a broadcaster with Golf Channel, will miss this week’s Masters after having tested positive for COVID-19.
After testing positive on his way to Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, the 49-year-old television analyst returned to his home in Denver.
“I’m so sad not being a part of the Masters coverage this week,” Duval said Tuesday night on Twitter. “I flew to Atlanta and drove to Augusta Sunday. I went straight to the testing site and got tested. Like so many other Americans I was apparently unknowingly exposed to COVID and tested positive. …
“As of now I have no symptoms. I drove home straight thru the night and am in quarantine in my basement.”
I’m so sad not being a part of the Masters coverage this week. I flew to Atlanta and drove to Augusta Sunday. I went straight to the testing site and got tested. Like so many other Americans I was apparently unknowingly exposed to COVID and tested positive.
— David Duval (@david59duval) November 10, 2020
Duval was scheduled to work this week for Golf Channel from Augusta National Golf Club. He also had taken a lead analyst role with ESPN at the PGA Championship in August.
Duval has a long history of near misses at Augusta National. At the peak of his game around the turn of the century – he won the 2001 British Open – Duval finished tied for second at Augusta in 1998, tied for sixth in 1999, tied for third in 2000 and second in 2001.
As of now I have no symptoms. I drove home straight thru the night and am in quarantine in my basement.
— David Duval (@david59duval) November 10, 2020
As of Tuesday night, the Golf Channel had not announced who, if anyone, would take Duval’s place on air from the Masters.
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