The Barbasol Championship was the first tournament since the Valspar Championship in late April that had more than player receive a positive COVID-19 test. Purdy, whose lone PGA Tour victory was in 2005 at the Byron Nelson Championship, started out as the sixth alternate when the field was set last Friday. Couch’s only PGA Tour title was in New Orleans a year later. Zach Johnson had a positive COVID-19 test after the John Deere Classic and had to withdraw from the British Open. Even though he is asymptomatic and completed his 10 days of isolation, Matsuyama kept testing positive and had to withdraw from the British Open.

Source: thestar July 13, 2021 22:12 UTC