- Denny McCarthy’s partner at Travelers Bud Cauley also exits
- 27-year-old began to feel unwell after first round and is isolating
The number of coronavirus-linked withdrawals from the third stop of the PGA Tour’s resumption has risen to seven, after Denny McCarthy returned a positive Covid-19 test before his second round at the Travelers Championship. Bud Cauley, one of McCarthy’s playing partners for Thursday and Friday, removed himself from the field as a safety measure.
After one positive test in the opening two weeks of the PGA Tour’s return, spirits had been high. Yet Cameron Champ doubled that number before the Travelers was underway. As caddies for Graeme McDowell and Brooks Koepka tested positive, they too withdrew. Koepka’s brother, Chase, did likewise as a precaution and Webb Simpson failed to tee off after revealing a member of his family has Covid-19.
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