Four golfers test positive for COVID-19 ahead of South Africa Open

Travel from southern Africa has been curtailed due to the Omicron variant and as a result the European Tour withdrew its sanctioning of the event.

Published : Dec 01, 2021 21:33 IST , JOHANNESBURG

Darren Fichardt is among the golfers who have tested positive for Covid-19.
Darren Fichardt is among the golfers who have tested positive for Covid-19.
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Darren Fichardt is among the golfers who have tested positive for Covid-19.

Four golfers have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the start of the South Africa Open on Thursday in a further blow to a tournament already downgraded after the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in the country.

The list includes Darren Fichardt, who is an 18-time winner on the local Sunshine Tour.

Travel from southern Africa has been curtailed due to the Omicron variant and as a result the European Tour withdrew its sanctioning of the event, with the tournament purse cut by $1 million.

The three other golfers who tested positive were Teaghan Gauche, Dylan Mostert and Siyanda Mwandla, local media reported.

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