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Jon Rahm tests positive for COVID-19, forced to withdraw with 6-stroke lead at Memorial Tournament

In a single moment, a dream tournament turned into a nightmare for Jon Rahm.

The world No. 3 golfer was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19. He was informed of the positive test on air immediately after the third round, in which he had built up a commanding six-stroke lead.

The golfer was in tears after getting the news on live television:

Surreal TV moment as six-stroke leader Jon Rahm learns he tested positive for COVID and Jim Nantz tries to make sense of it without knowing what Rahm's been told pic.