Three months later, golf returns (in a big way)

• Rahm "I have been looked down on for speaking Spanish in the United States"

Three months, thirteen weeks, a total of 91 days have passed since that March 12 where the The Players Championship , golf, sports and practically life paralyzed before the arrival of the coronavirus. The sports sequels of the virus in regards to golf in the United States are counted in 25 tournaments affected only in the PGA Tour (11 canceled and 14 postponed). One of the victims, the British Open, will not be played again until 2021, while the Augusta Masters will be held for the first time in its history in November.

At 6:50 am Forth Worth (Texas) time this Thursday, June 11, the Charles Swab Challenge will start, a regular tournament that appears practically transformed into a 'major' thanks to the best squad of players that Colonial Country Club has enjoyed in the 72 year history. The first five players in the world ranking (including Jon Rahm) will take part. 37 players from the world top 50 have confirmed their presence. Tiger Woods will be the most noticeable loss in the return from competitive golf. The three Spaniards with a PGA Tour card, Jon Rahm, Sergio García and Rafa Cabrera-Bello will be in the 'field' expanded to 144 players.

All participants have accepted the safety and hygiene measures provided by the PGA Tour. The first five tournaments of the American Circuit will be without public. In addition, all players and their 'caddies' will have to undergo rigorous medical questionnaires before and during the tournament. Upon arrival at the headquarters field they will have to pass a Covid-19 test and each day the temperature will be taken and a new medical questionnaire will be prepared.

Social distance between players

Only players or 'caddies' who have proven not to have a fever in the 72 hours prior to the tournament have been able to travel to Fort Worth . Once the result of the test carried out on the arrival of each player is negative, they will be given a badge that will give them access to the areas marked out for the players during the week. The PGA Tour has also arranged official hotels where to concentrate the entire large caravan of the PGA Tour and charter flights for transfers between tournaments.

On Saturday, after the third round of the tournament, each player will go through a new test and on Sunday at the end of the tournament they will be notified of the result, if negative they will have access to be able to play and travel to the tournament the following week . As for social distance, the PGA Tour also dictates that it must be maintained between players and especially between the player and his 'caddy'. The player will have to be in charge of taking the clubs from his bag and removing the ball from the hole, while his 'caddy' will be able to rake bunkers and attend to the flag. In addition, there will be disinfectant gel in each hole and the PGA Tour protocol recommends washing your hands at the end of each hole.

The Covid-19 was not the only topic of conversation this week in the hours leading up to the PGA Tour return; the riots and the death of George Floyd have also caused the reaction of the best golf circuit that announced that every day at 8:46 in the morning there will be a minute of silence and no game will be played at that time. A sadly symbolic figure that reflects Floyd's 8 minutes and 46 seconds of agony before he died.

Precisely the Spanish Jon Rahm praised the measure adopted at a press conference and surprised everyone with some statements where he admitted having felt discriminated on occasion: "As a Hispanic immigrant in the United States, although I am not even close to experiencing what some people have suffered in this world due to discrimination, yes I have been able to verify how just by speaking Spanish they have looked at me badly and in a derogatory way ", assured a Rahm who in sports recognized to find himself in 'better shape than ever' and prepared to aspire to a victory that could lead him to reach number one in the world golf ranking.

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