DUBLIN, Ohio – It was an exciting 45 minutes for Denny McCarthy on Saturday at the Memorial.
After stopping at 1 under for the day through 14 brutal potholes, he limped home with a couple of double trolleys and a bogey for a third round 76. It is not a good thing.
But his mood changed quickly, albeit slightly, before signing his scorecard when he was informed by a PGA Tour official that the coronavirus test he had done on Saturday morning had turned negative and would have been removed from what is called politics. “expired.”
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The tour announced a clarification last week that followed CDC guidelines for players who have proven positive and have undergone 10 days of isolation and 72 hours without fever or breathing problems but continue to be positive. Those players or caddies can now return to competition with certain restrictions.
One of these restrictions is that they can only play with those in “expired” politics or alone, which is what McCarthy had to do for Round 3 at Muirfield Village.
“It was positive, especially because the doctor thought it could go on for a while,” said McCarthy of his negative test. “It was kind of weird going out as one-some today. It’s been a couple of weird weeks, but obviously I’m happy to hear the news. I am happy to return to a somewhat normal atmosphere in this crazy moment. “
Harris English and Dylan Frittelli are also in “timeout” politics and have played like a Saturday. Frittelli was tried again at the end of Friday, but did not have the result of that test before leaving for Round 3.
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