Tyrrell Hatton is the fourth participant to must withdraw from the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook due to a constructive check for the coronavirus.
Hatton is the No. eight participant on the planet rating, making him the highest-ranked participant to check constructive on the PGA Tour since world No. 1 Dustin Johnson in Las Vegas final October.
“I’ll now be self isolating below the CDC pointers,” Hatton wrote on Twitter. “I want everybody nicely this week and sit up for being again out on tour quickly.”
Hey guys!
Sadly I’ve needed to withdraw this week from the @ValsparChamp after testing constructive for COVID-19 as we speak.
I’ll now be self isolating below the CDC pointers.
I want everybody nicely this week and sit up for being again out on tour quickly.
Tyrrell ?? pic.twitter.com/ABxvNGUe5E— Tyrrell Hatton (@TyrrellHatton) April 27, 2021
He can be changed within the discipline by first alternate Kiradech Aphibarnrat, the PGA Tour said Tuesday.
Sepp Straka, Will Gordon and Brice Garnett additionally examined constructive this week and withdrew. It is the primary time 4 gamers have examined constructive at a event for the reason that PGA Tour returned from the pandemic in June.
The Related Press contributed to this report.