[Golf Topic] Italian Player "Quarantined Before Tournament Due to COVID-19"

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○... "Quarantine before the tournament due to COVID-19."

Two Italian players, Lorenzo Gagli (photo) and Edoardo Molinari, were eating breakfast at a hotel restaurant on the morning of the 27th (Korean time) when they were instructed by a doctor to return to their rooms... They had arrived in Oman to participate in the European Tour Oman Open (total prize money $1.75 million), which opens that afternoon at Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, Oman (par 72, 7,365 yards). Oman's quarantine authorities ordered them to "stay in the hotel until the 4th of next month."

The starting point was that Italy had the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe. Accordingly, the two players will be unable to participate not only in the Oman Open but also in the Qatar Masters (total prize money $1.75 million), which follows for five days. Gagli expressed his frustration, saying, "We arrived in Muscat on the 23rd and mingled with many players at the gym, practice range, and restaurant. If we are infected with COVID-19, then all players should be quarantined and the tournament should be canceled."