Golf Channel · Jul 29, 2020
LPGA players excited to return, ready to adapt to COVID-19 changes
LPGA pros didn’t have to wait long to be reminded what’s at stake as they make their restart this week at the Drive On Championship in Toledo, Ohio.
With Wednesday’s news that Gaby Lopez became the first LPGA player to test positive for COVID-19 in pre-tournament testing at Inverness Club, there is both excitement and trepidation in the women’s return to competition.
“This pandemic is real, and I have a lot of my friends that were affected by it,” rookie Albane Valenzuela said. “It's definitely scary. We have to be overly cautious. We can't be cautious enough, I think, being back on tour.”