{"id":15267,"date":"2020-06-24T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T14:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15267"},"modified":"2020-06-24T12:16:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:16:16","slug":"mcdowell-withdraws-from-travelers-championship-after-caddie-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15267","title":{"rendered":"McDowell Withdraws From Travelers Championship After Caddie Tests Positive For Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2.53247075.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2.53247075.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2.53247075-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Graeme McDowell has withdrawn from this week\u2019s Travelers Championship in Connecticut after his caddie tested positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Comboy returned a positive test on Tuesday, prompting McDowell, who tested negative for the virus earlier this week, to pull out.<\/p>\n<p>McDowell told Golfweek: \u201cFor the protection of the field, and for my own physical and mental well-being, I\u2019m going to take a test tomorrow morning then jump on a private plane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to get myself out of here, home to Florida and decide whether I need to quarantine myself from my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American golfer Cameron Champ has already tested positive for the virus during pre-tournament screening at the event, which starts on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Watney also tested positive immediately before his second round at last week\u2019s RBC Heritage tournament, which marked the sport\u2019s return following the lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Amid rising fears over the spread of the virus within the sport, the PGA Tour is expected to announce results from its full pre-tournament screening program on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-15267\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15267&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-15267\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15267&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-15267\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15267&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15267\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graeme McDowell has withdrawn from this week\u2019s Travelers Championship in Connecticut after his caddie tested positive for coronavirus. 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