Golf in a time of COVID - Now 17 golfers are out of British Open due to COVID related reasons.
This link doesn’t have the full list but 17 golfers (these are basically self employed independent contractors) will not play this week for one of the majors.
The second link has some of the measures being taken for those who will compete. Oh and some grumbling from a couple of pros.
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We are up to three Masters champions who have withdrawn from the British Open for coronavirus-related reasons.
Zach Johnson, who triumphed at Augusta National in 2007 before winning the British Open in 2015, was forced out of this year’s staging of the latter event after he tested positive Sunday. He joins on the sideline reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, who has been quarantining while testing positive for the virus, and Bubba Watson, the 2012 and 2014 Masters winner, who has been identified as a close contact of someone who tested positive.
Per reports, Johnson was given a coronavirus test after completing his final round at the John Deere Classic in Illinois. He learned of his result shortly before he would have boarded a charter flight to England that evening with numerous other players, as well as with caddies and other related personnel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/07/11/bubba-watson-hideki-matsuyama-british-open/
Golfers to face strict COVID-19 protocols at The Open
While COVID-19 restrictions are being eased across the United States, PGA Tour players who travel to The Open in England next month will face protocols and procedures more strict than any they have seen in months.
Among other things, players will not be allowed to share accommodations and will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing, regardless of vaccination status. They will not be allowed to visit restaurants, pubs or grocery stores -- all of which have been allowed for months at PGA Tour events in the United States.
As the word has sunk in with the players, many are learning that housing accommodations they had secured previously will not be suitable for The Open. According to the information update, they will be able to choose from a list of hotels provided by the R&A, or they can book their own private residence, but only for use by the player and team and with a maximum of four people.
Each player is permitted to bring one caddie plus two support team members. The latter can be a coach, manager, medical support or translator. Players can also choose to allow one family member to attend, but that person must already be in the U.K., have completed any quarantine requirements and must stay in the same accommodation as the player.
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31704671/golfers-face-strict-covid-19-protocols-open
