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Olympics notebook: Bryson DeChambeau tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Olympics
Last year's U.S. Open champ tested positive before leaving for the games and will be replaced by Patrick Reed.
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KAWAGOE, Japan — Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 before leaving the United States for the Olympics and will miss the Tokyo Games. He’ll be replaced by Patrick Reed.
DeChambeau, last year’s U.S. Open champion, becomes the highest-profile athlete to test positive for the virus. He said he was “deeply disappointed not to be able to compete in the Olympics for Team USA.”