PGA Tour will test for COVID-19 for 'foreseeable future' - Monahan


  • Golf
  • Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Aug 5, 2020; San Francisco, California, USA; PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan walks on the first hole during a practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park. / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

(Reuters) - The PGA Tour will continue testing players for COVID-19 for the "foreseeable future" and until a high percentage of competitors are vaccinated, Commissioner Jay Monahan said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a news conference ahead of this week's Players Championship in Florida, Monahan felt there was light at the end of the tunnel regarding pandemic-related protocols but the PGA Tour was not about to let its guard down.

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