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Brooks Johnny Damon Jersey Koepka is one of five players who have withdrawn from the Travelers Championship this week,but the tournament will continue despite those exits and three positive coronavirus tests.PGA Tour commi sioner Jay Monahan updated the media Wednesday after Cameron Champ and caddies Ken Comboy (for Graeme McDowell) and Ricky Elliott (for Koepka) returned positive tests for COVID-19.Koepka, Champ, McDowell, Webb Simpson and Mickey Mantle Jersey Chase Koepka (Brooks' Koepka's brother) all withdrew from the event.MORE: "We have been working since March to develop a comprehensive health and safety plan that would be considered a best practice among profe sional sports leagues," Monahan said."While we've been thorough in building an implementing aprogramthat mitigates as much risk as po sible, we knew it would be impo sible to eliminate all risk, as evidenced by the Cameron Maybin Jersey three positive tests this week."We need to use these developments as a stark reminder for everyone involved as we continue to learn from an operational standpoint."Brooks Koepka said he has not tested positive for COVID-19, " Troy Tulowitzki Jersey butas I've said all along, I'm taking this very seriously."I don't want to do anything that mightjeopardizethe health of any player in the field or his ability to compete."I was planning to take the next two weeks off anyway, so the right thing to do right now is get home, support Ricky and feel confident that I'm doing what I can do protecting my Joe DiMaggio Jersey fellow Tour members, my PGA Tour friends and everyone a sociated with the Travelers Championship this week."Nick Watney tested positive at the RBC Heritage last week to become the first PGA Tour player with a confirmed case of COVID-19. The tour returned to action June 11 at Colonial.