Golf Channel · Sep 5, 2020
European Tour player WDs from event citing bubble fatigue
Life in the “bubble” isn’t for everyone. One European Tour player decided Thursday that he’d had enough.
Jordan Smith withdrew from the Andalucía Masters at Valderrama after playing his first 14 holes at the difficult former Ryder Cup course in 11 over. A day later, he explained on social media that mental fatigue led to his decision.
“If people are wondering why I withdrew from this week’s event, the main fact was it was my 7th week in a row and ‘the bubble’ has gotten the better of me,” Smith wrote on Twitter. “Feeling like being in lockdown again not being allowed out the hotel does get to you after a while and mentally I had enough.”