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Golf Drug Testing A Non Story
The golf pundits are all agog with the news that the six major golf organizations (PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA Tour, U.S. Golf Association, Royal & Ancient Golf Club, Augusta National Golf Club and the PGA of America) all have agreed to begin drug testing.
But it’s a non-story, really, because while the organizations have agreed to testing, the really important issues have yet to be resolved. By far the most contentious topics are sure to revolve around testing procedures and sanctions; and those are going to be left to each group. The PGA Tour will begin reviewing proposals at its November 12 meeting. Augusta National and the officials at the R&A apparently are going to wait and see what will be done by the others.
The real story of drug testing will be in the implementation. And we won’t know how that goes for some time.
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Well, if all the organizations have different procedures and sanctions, then it will discourage golfers from taking drugs because they play here and there and it will be too hard to keep track of this rule and that one. A lot of people protest the idea of drug testing because they say that drugs don’t help people play better golf - well if they don’t help then there’s no one taking them and a drug testing policy won’t hurt the players at all - just a few minutes of a loss of privacy when they have to pee in a cup.
Posted by Miranda on 09/23
I have my own performance enhancement drug that I take: Advil. I am guessing Aleive might be even better.
Posted by martin on 09/23
Daly might fail if they tested for his drug of choice: beer
Posted by The Original Golf Blogger on 09/23
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