Positive Virus Tests Knock Rahm, DeChambeau out of Olympics

Jon Rahm, of Spain, waves after his putt on the first green during the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, on June 20, 2021. Gregory Bull/AP

KAWAGOE, Japan—Positive COVID-19 tests knocked Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau out of the Olympic golf tournament Sunday, in a pair of surprises that reinforced the tenuous nature of holding a massive sports event during a global pandemic.

Word of Rahm’s positive test came from the Spanish Olympic committee about four hours after USA Golf delivered the same news about DeChambeau.