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Tour Pros Sound Off On Nick Watney Positive COVID-19 Test

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - JUNE 16: A pin flag is displayed during a practice round prior to the RBC Heritage on June 16, 2020 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

After a little less than two weeks back, the PGA Tour experienced their first positive COVID-19 test on Friday.

After waking up feeling less than 100% on Friday, Nick Watney underwent a coronavirus test, which came back positive. Per the new PGA Tour rules, he immediately withdrew and began his 10-day quarantine. Naturally, after the news of the positive test and subsequent withdrawal broke, it became the talk of the tournament. When asked about it over the next few days, many of the Tour shared their opinions.

Vaughn Taylor and Luke List, both who played with Watney on Thursday and were scheduled to play with him Friday, were the first to address the situation after their Friday rounds finished up:

From there, players continued to share their opinions on the entire situation:

The hottest of all the takes though clearly came from Sergio Garcia:

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