Scotland’s Russell Knox is eager for the PGA Tour to restart the season but has warned against the risk of returning too soon.
Despite the complexity that has overshadowed the future of golf for the remainder of the year and particularly the PGA Tour, Knox, who is on the tour’s Players Advisory Council, has backed the proposed revised schedule, which will see a return to the course as early as next month.
As a result, Knox and his fellow 15 members from the council, have done a great deal of consulting with commissioner Jay Monahan to ensure the players’ worries and thoughts are being heard.
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Knox told The Scotsman the players were all happy with the assured safety and health protocols, which will be implemented when action resumes.
‘There is obviously going to be a little bit of risk involved in going back, but the tour is not going to let anyone play if there is a high risk of infection. They are going to make sure they do the right thing.
‘We are going to be tested a lot. There’s going to be very limited people on site. There’s going to be limited interaction with people. They are definitely going to do their 100% best in order for no one involved to get the virus. But obviously, with that being said, there is a risk,’ Knox said.
The 34-year-old is expected to make his first appearance at the Fort Worth event at Colonial Country Club, alongside players like Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, but admits he is still pretty wary of player and individual safety.
‘That’s the bigger question here. The tournament is going to be run safely and it is going to go well. But what happens if someone gets the virus? You are going to have to self-isolate in that location for two weeks.
‘Think how miserable that would be being stuck in a hotel by yourself for two weeks. That’s the difficult part of this and it seems unrealistic as the travel is stepped up that no one is going to get it.’
