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PGA Tour records no positive COVID-19 tests for second straight week
There's some good coronavirus-related news from the PGA Tour. Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports

PGA Tour records no positive COVID-19 tests for second straight week

The PGA Tour continues to hit them long and straight as it pertains to the organization's coronavirus testing. 

As ESPN's Bob Harig wrote, the Tour went a second consecutive week with zero positive COVID-19 tests among players, caddies and other personnel. In total, Wednesday's update accounts for 954 on-site negative tests conducted by the PGA since early last week. 

Concerns about the accuracy of tests mean results can't rule out that somebody on the course is nevertheless carrying the virus. Earlier this month, UFC middleweight Ian Heinisch nearly lost the right to compete at UFC 250 after a coach delivered what was later ruled a "false positive." 

Nevertheless, the news suggests this weekend's RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head will go off without any complications. 

Most onlookers viewed last weekend's Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, as a success for the Tour. Daniel Berger defeated Collin Morikawa in a playoff to win the tournament. 

The RBC Heritage will occur without Tiger Woods, though, who isn't yet making his return to competitive play amid the pandemic. 

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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