(CNN) Spanish golfer Jon Rahm was withdrawn from the Memorial Tournament Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19, the PGA Tour announced. Rahm was leading the tournament after the third round with a 6-stroke cushion over his closest competitors. "I'm very disappointed in having to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament," he said in a statement posted on Twitter Saturday. I'm very thankful that my family and I are all OK."The PGA Tour said Rahm was placed in contact tracing protocols on Monday after officials learned he had been in close contact with someone who was Covid-19 positive. Rahm elected to remain in the tournament and undergo daily testing and have restricted access to indoor facilities at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Source: CNN June 06, 2021 00:25 UTC