{"id":11845,"date":"2020-06-20T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/golfers-react-to-pgas-first-coronavirus-case-at-tight-rbc-heritage\/"},"modified":"2020-06-20T07:07:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T04:07:00","slug":"golfers-react-to-pgas-first-coronavirus-case-at-tight-rbc-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/golfers-react-to-pgas-first-coronavirus-case-at-tight-rbc-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Golfers react to PGA\u2019s first coronavirus case at tight RBC Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Golfers react to PGA\u2019s first coronavirus case at tight RBC Heritage<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. \u2014 Webb Simpson and Bryson DeChambeau were trading birdies with vastly different game<\/a>s. Rory McIlroy ran off enough birdies to make the cut. And the biggest move of the day at the RBC Heritage belonged to a player who made it to the course, but not the tee.<\/p>\n

Nick Watney became a footnote in golf history Friday as the first player to test positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little shocked, to be honest,\u201d said Vaughn Taylor, who played with Watney in the opening round and went for testing immedia<\/a>tely after his 69. \u201cHeart started racing, got a little nervous. Just hope Nick\u2019s doing well and we get through this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watney tested negative when he arrived Tuesday, experienced symptoms Friday and took another test that came back positive. He now faces self-isolation for at least 10 days as the tournament goes on.<\/p>\n

The weekend buzz at Harbour Town figures to be about more than just birdies and bogeys.<\/p>\n

Simpson got the last word with a 6-foot birdie on his final hole at No. 9 for another 6-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead after another day of watching DeChambeau and his additional 40 pounds of mass swing out of his shoes for a 64. DeChambeau made six birdies on his back nine, missing a 5-footer on the last that would have tied for the lead. Corey Conners also was one back after a bogey-free 63.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very satisfying knowing I\u2019m not near as long as some of these guys and I\u2019m able to kind of use my skills of distance control and shot shape to pick me back up when I\u2019m 40 yards or 30 yards behind these guys,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cI would like to hit it further. I set out on a journey three years ago to get stronger, hit it further, but do it a lot slower than Bryson. But he\u2019s made it look easy and seamless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simpson was at 12-under 130, and scoring remained bunched. Thunderstorms that rolled through the island and halted play for two hours only gave players more time to talk about Watney and the ramifications. McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, who is on the PGA Tour policy board, said a positive test was bound to happ<\/a>en as the tour returns from a three-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole plan put in place was not if, but when somebody tests positive, what\u2019s the protocol, and what are the next steps,\u201d Spieth said. \u201cSo I feel confident, just in being on those phone calls, in what the PGA TOUR\u2019s going to do going forward here, and hopefully contact tracing doesn\u2019t lead to anybody else testing positive within the bubble.\u201d<\/p>\n

McIlroy, who shot 66 to make the cut with one shot to spare, said he saw Watney on the putting green before the test result was returned. Brooks Koepka, who was three shots behind after a 66, said he saw Watney in the parking lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate Nick got it, but at the same time, hopefully, it stays with just him and doesn\u2019t spread,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cBecause I think we\u2019ll have a big issue on our hands if it keeps going as the weeks continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For so much of Friday, Simpson had the lead and DeChambeau had the spotlight, with his incredible bulk making him stand out like the lighthouse behind the 18th green.<\/p>\n

He decided at the end of last season to get stronger and bigger so he could swing faster and hit it longer, and the transformation has everyone\u2019s attention. Even while adding 40 pounds of mass, he hasn\u2019t lost his love for science<\/a>. That was evident on his final hole.<\/p>\n

DeChambeau had the honors and let Simpson go first so he could figure out what to do. Simpson poked his hybrid 221 yards down the fairway on the 334-yard ninth hole. DeChambeau opted for a 3-wood, mainly because he feared his driver would go well over the green.<\/p>\n

He took two violent practice swings, and huffed out breath like an Olympic weightlifter preparing for the clean and jerk. He sent it soaring only to say, \u201cAh! Too much spin, dang it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It found a bunker in front of the green, 309 yards away, and he was far more bothered missing the short birdie putt, even though his 64 left him right in the mix again. He hasn\u2019t finished worse than a tie for fifth since February \u2014 only four tournaments because the pandemic shut down golf for three months.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been able to take this body that he\u2019s never played with before and still play just as good, if not better,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cSo that\u2019s really impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The time off didn\u2019t appear to hurt, and DeChambeau said time in the gym \u2014 and in the buffet line \u2014 allowed him to go from a ball speed of about 188 mph to the lower 190s. That doesn\u2019t always work at Harbour Town, a tight course that winds through the oaks, and DeChambeau laments that he hasn\u2019t been able to \u201claunch the Kraken.\u201d<\/p>\n

At least he\u2019s not holding back at dinner. DeChambeau says his fitness plan is a 2-to-1 ration of carbs and protein and \u201cI literally just have it. I eat whatever, whenever.\u201d The majority of bulk is muscle, all for more speed. He believes he can get it up to 197 mph on a course that allows for more drivers.<\/p>\n

The biggest benefit is where it leaves him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe distance gain has helped me hit 9-irons and pitching wedges into holes compared to hitting 7-irons and 6-iron,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a huge change for me that\u2019s allowed me to go and attack flags a lot more, be more aggressive, not really have to try and fit it into this little spot down on the fairway out here and really attack those flags.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simpson has more to worry about than DeChambeau. Twenty players were within four shots of the lead, a group that includes Koepka and Dustin Johnson.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

Source : <\/span>https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/20\/golfers-react-to-pgas-first-coronavirus-case-at-tight-rbc-heritage\/<\/p>\n

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