Former Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from this week’s Players Championship after testing positive for Covid-19. Willett, who finished 31st in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday, will be replaced in the field at Sawgrass by first alternate Kramer Hickok. In a statement, the PGA Tour said: “Willett will have the PGA TOUR’s full support throughout his self-isolation period under CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines.”Hickok will partner fellow Americans Jason Dufner and Patton Kizzire in the first two rounds.

Source: Irish Independent March 09, 2021 17:03 UTC