PGA Tour players’ true motives become clear
Alex Miceli wrote, “... if the U.S. had displayed more urgency earlier this year as the number of coronavirus infections increased, we might be in a much different position today” (“2020 Colonial: PGA Tour players struggle with 6-footers,” June 11).
I thought comments and opinions in Morning Read were supposed to be golf-related and without political opinions. Even infectious-disease experts have differing opinions on COVID-19. Miceli should stick to what he knows best.
He talks about the failure of player/caddie social distancing and the risks associated with not following mitigation rules. We all know now that following rules and laws are largely ignored anyway; why should golf be any different?
But please, don’t talk about risks to players and caddies. They are independent contractors who, unlike police, firefighters, hospital workers, grocery- and liquor-store workers, have no obligation to go to work. If they think it’s unsafe, stay home. Pretty simple. The PGA Tour is giving them an option; the risks are theirs.
The players themselves no longer can justify their motives as being “for the fans.” There are no fans. We now know what their motive really is: greed.
Charlie Jurgonis
Fairfax, Va.
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