While prancing at the head of the Memorial Tournament with 6 strokes in advance on the evening of the 3e turn, the Spaniard was forced to forfeit following a positive Covid-19 test. A few minutes after signing his card at the end of the 3e round of the Memorial Tournament, Jon Rahm who was in the lead with 6 strokes ahead of Colin Morikawa was forced to retire following a positive Covid-19 test. The Spaniard learned the news as he stepped off the 18 green and it was tears that accompanied his steps towards the recording, as he set a tournament record scoring -18 in just 3 laps.
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