Watney tests positive with coronavirus, a PGA Tour first

Nick Watney – a Fresno State alum – is the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for COVID-19.

Nick Watney – a Fresno State alum – is the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for COVID-19. He has withdrawn from the RBC Heritage and begun self-isolation, the Tour said in a statement on Friday afternoon.

Watney, who shot an opening-round 74 at Harbour Town in Hilton Head, S.C., indicated on Friday morning that he had symptoms consistent with the illness and consulted with a physician, according to the Tour. He was tested and the result came back positive.

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