Return To Golf: Tour Caddies Will Be Asked To Clean Bunker Rakes, Flagsticks After Replacing

While getting the all-clear on COVID-19 is not required of PGA Tour players before traveling to Colonial, when they present, the conditions will be plenty sanitary.

Or, maybe the whining about unraked bunkers and having to putt with a flagstick in actually paid off?

Either way, the policy above, spelled out in the guide sent to players a week out from the PGA Tour’s return in Fort Worth appears unsustainable. Furthermore, from what we’ve learned of COVID-19, outdoor surfaces are less likely to be a problem.

While there will be some entertainment in watching what caddies devise for stockpiling and accessing disinfectant wipes, it would just be so much better for golf if flagsticks were left in the cup and rakes were stored in maintenance yards.