Golf-Four golfers test positive for COVID-19 ahead of South Africa Open


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 02 Dec 2021

FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Britain - May 25, 2018 South Africa's Darren Fichardt during the second round Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Four golfers have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the start of the South Africa Open on Thursday in a further blow to a tournament already downgraded after the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in the country.

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