Consequences

My parents instilled in me that decisions have consequences. It was unfortunate that Jon Rahm had to withdraw from the Memorial Golf Tournament this weekend for a positive COVID-19 test after taking a 6-shot lead on Saturday. Jon missed out on winning the tournament and also the $1.675 million top prize. Rahm has made over $3.8 million on the Tour this year with a current ranking of #12 of money-earners. In addition, he will have to self-isolate for 10 days which will mean a shortened practice schedule for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines June 14-20.It hasn’t been clear from the news media if Jon had gotten vaccinated, but he was on the COVID-19 contact tracing protocol after it was discovered Monday that he had been in close contact with someone who was positively diagnosed. As vaccinations were more readily available, the PGA Tour updated its testing protocol on April 19, 2021, so fully vaccinated individuals no longer were subject to routine testing, and if they came in contact with an