PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The PGA Tour’s decision to play the final three rounds of The Players, as well as the next three tournaments, without fans marked the first time golf in the United States has been impacted by the coronavirus. Francesco Molinari has been dealing with the outbreak for weeks.
Molinari has family in Italy who have endured weeks of self-quarantine, but it was Wednesday’s announcement by President Donald Trump that the U.S. would impose a travel ban from Europe that has him most concerned at the moment.
“We are trying to understand. It’s complicated living in one country, being from another country, working in a third country.