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PGA Tour memo says at-home virus testing 'strongly suggested' but not mandatory

With one week remaining before the PGA Tour returns to competition at the Charles Schwab Challenge, the circuit expanded its health and safety blueprint via a 34-page Participant Resource Guide.

Although much of what’s covered in the guide, which was issued to players on Monday and obtained by GolfChannel.com, has already been announced, the Tour did outline, in great detail, the plan to return to competition, pointing out that “every aspect of tournament operations has been modified.”

What the Tour has called a “layered” testing approach is explained in more detail, and although the policy states that COVID-19 testing is a condition of competition, the at-home test players and caddies take before travelling to a tournament is actually “strongly encouraged,” but not required.