Skypilot
Assistant Pro
Poor bugger, strolling it and then that happens.
Rahm
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GuyInLyon
Active member
Does anyone know of he was fully vaccinated before this all happened? I've read that the tour doesn't require daily testing if a player has been vaccinated.
D
Deleted Member 1156
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I read in the press that he refused to be vaccinated so if true he only has himself to blame.
D
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Has he refused to be vaccinated or not got round to it yet? Big diference between the two.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Even if he was vaccinated it doesn't stop him getting it and passing it on.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
How accurate are the tests? This is the second time he's had a positive test, right?
Beedee
Assistant Pro
There's reports that he has had one dose earlier last week, but it was given after he'd been told he'd had contact with someone who was positive. He was allowed to enter the comp but told to limit any indoor activity, and to have daily tests. The test from Friday was positive as was a confirmation test. The confirmation test came in while he was playing Saturday's round, but they let him finish the round rather than pulling him out immediately.
D
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Yes there is which is why I said refused as per the news article that I read.
D
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I think I read that he’d been in contact with someone who tested positive, so he had his first jab early last week.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Is this the end of the world?
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
all then fans packed in unmasked, I wonder how many were not vaccinated or how many had not been flow tested.
I feel for Rham and his caddie as the financial penalty is massive. They should have had an official walk at safe distance and allow him to play solo.
They wouldn’t have attempted this with woods, Rory, and big phil so I’m still not sure how this has been allowed to happen.
I feel for Rham and his caddie as the financial penalty is massive. They should have had an official walk at safe distance and allow him to play solo.
They wouldn’t have attempted this with woods, Rory, and big phil so I’m still not sure how this has been allowed to happen.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Was Rahm close enough to fans for an extended time? Do masks make a difference, especially outside?
Is there discrimination on the tour?
Ethan
Money List Winner
It significantly reduces the chance. More relevantly, it exempts him from the PGA Tour's Covid isolation policy, but only if fully vacc'd.
road2ruin
Q-School Graduate
Issue is there have already been 3 other players who’ve been removed from competitions for this reason and you can’t show favouritism to Rahm just because he’s an A Lister and leading a tournament.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Fully agree that you should not favour any golfer, but going forward is there a better solution to this that could accommodate the player continuing?
Jon Rahm should be pretty much set for life; if that had been a rookie playing on a sponsor's exemption, that player has potentially just lost a tour card and that I would argue is a much bigger impact than happened to Rahm (and that is not to trivialise the impact on Rahm).
Ethan
Money List Winner
In reality, the PGA Tour's Covid policy is largely for cosmetic and corporate liability purposes. They need to show they have processes and procedures in place, but I doubt that these policies are really effective barriers against Covid. The galleries haven't a mask between them, not socially distancing and are close to the players quite often, albeit for short periods.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
In the cold light of day rahm will be thankful it didnt happen when he was 6 clear in a major.
D
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It's interesting that on Twitter, on threads about Rahm, there are a lot of people stating that the vaccine can't stop you catching Covid, and that it merely reduces the symptoms for those that catch it.
Whether they are just anti-vaxxers or people "informed" differently I don't know.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
I think what they are saying is right and is what the scientists are saying in this country
Ethan
Money List Winner
It is absolutely not what scientists are saying. The vaccine can most certainly stop you getting Covid, and does so for up to 90-odd percent of recipients, and Covid will be milder in the other few percent. That is the whole flipping point.
It cannot stop a coronavirus settling on you if someone sneezes nearby, it does not create a virus-resistant force field, but that coronavirus will be very much less capable of replicating and spreading to others.
Initial medical advice over-emphasised the fact that you could still get Covid (although a lot less likely, and it will be milder) in order to maintain social distancing and social order.
