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Positive Lange, he is the first professional golfer

3/19/2020, 4:07:58 PM


South African Player PGA Tour Latinoamérica is asymptomatic (ANSA)

Victor Lange, player of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, tested positive for coronavirus. He is the first infected professional golfer. The South African, on his return home after playing the Estrella del Mar Open in Mexico at the beginning of the month, was subjected to the swab test on 15 March - reads a statement released by the PGA Tour - "as a precautionary measure" just as he was accompanying a friend to a doctor's office for a simple visit. Yesterday the diagnosis but the 26 year old from Johannesburg is asymptomatic for the moment. Currently in quarantine, Lange thanked "fans and colleagues who, in these hours, are showing him closeness and affection". Meanwhile, the PGA Tour Latinoamérica has warned all players (and professionals) who, like Lange, played the event in Mexico and may have come into contact with the South African.