World No.4 Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the Travelers Championship after his caddie tested positive
PGA Tour In Crisis As Multiple Players And Caddies Test Positive For Covid-19
Elliott is said to have recently attended a funeral with Graeme McDowell's caddie, who also tested positive.
Koepka told Golfweek, who originally published the story; “I’m going to pull out to protect everybody else. I think it’s the right thing to do.
“I don’t want to risk anyone’s life if they have respiratory issues or underlying conditions. The only way this Tour can continue is if guys to do this sort of thing and be proactive about it.”
“Ricky has my full support in this. I feel bad for him,” the four-time major winner said.
“We have got to do everything we can to not spread it. We have to protect the field. That’s the reason we have these rules.”
“We all got tested Monday—myself, Claude and Ricky. We all came back negative,” Koepka said.
“We had no symptoms. Nothing.”
Koepka's brother Chase has also withdrawn due to caution and Webb Simpson has pulled out too after a family member tested positive.
In his pre-tournament press conference, Koepka did not seem concerned about Watney's positive Covid-19 test, saying he is taking it very seriously.
"No, I didn't have any concern about it. I've told everybody on my team they're pretty much on lockdown.
"If they don't want to do that, then they don't have to be with us. It's pretty simple. I told Claude, I've got my chef that's traveling with me, and I brought basically my own gym, I brought free weights, bands. Everything you see in a gym, we've brought.
"There's no reason that anybody should leave the house. The chef obviously leaves the house to go get food, but that's about it. But she's still using the best face mask, everything she can when she gets back, washing her hands, doing all these things, and just trying to limit our exposure.
"I think that's been the big thing. I'm taking this seriously.
"I've had three months off with an injury, four months off with injury, three months off with sitting at home because of Covid, so there's no -- I've been eager to go play.
"I've been dying to get out here and do what I do, and I love playing, I love competing, and there's reason for me to go out and do anything other than come to the golf course."
McDowell's caddie Ken Comboy also tested positive for the virus, which has meant they have withdrawn too.
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