Haas pulls out of RSM Classic due to positive COVID-19 test


  • Golf
  • Wednesday, 18 Nov 2020

FILE PHOTO: Jun 11, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Bill Haas tees off on the 11th hole during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

(Reuters) - American Bill Haas has withdrawn from this weekend's RSM Classic in Georgia after testing positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday.

Haas, who won the FedEx Cup in 2011, returned a positive result for the novel coronavirus during pre-tournament testing ahead of the Nov. 19-22 event at Sea Island Golf Club.

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