Say it Ain't So... Doug?

by ChicagoDuffer on Nov 2, 2009 6:07 PM EST Comment 4 comments

Well the proverbial cat is out of the bag, ladies and gentlemen, and now our beloved sport is no better than baseball, football, or even professional wrestling. Well... alright, maybe not quite.

So Doug Barron is the official answer to the trivia question "Who is dumb enough to take steroids for golf?", and the golfing world has just been thrown into the negative press spotlight that has plagued mainstream media for the past few years. Despite not knowing what Barron has taken or what he was caught with, rest assured that the likes of sports-giant ESPN will blow this puppy way out of proportion. And this is just the beginning:

The PGA Tour announced that it would be implementing full-scale anti-doping measures in December 2007, with the program commencing on July 1, 2008.
Since that time, random drug testing has occurred at PGA Tour events, including the major championships, with tests administered by the National Center for Drug Free Sport.

Barron's is the first suspension under the program, but the tour did not announce when the positive test occurred (Bob Harig, ESPN.com).

Bob. Don't do it Bob. Just stop it right there. Everything you just wrote in your "breaking news" article is perfectly fine... but leave it alone now. Yeah, I understand you are required to cover all of the facts and it is your duty to keep the golfing public informed... but for the love of everything holy do NOT turn this into another drug freakshow. We all saw what happened to baseball (in terms of popularity) after the stuff hit the fan, and golf is fragile.

Kind of like Dougie-Boy's fragile, flappy man boobs and lovehandles.

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hmmmm…….PRETTY sure it wasn’t steroids – so we, as golfers, get to ask dumbass #1 who asks that particular question what makes him/her think it was steroids. :-)

This could have been something as simple as a nasal spray or antihistamine.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Nov 2, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I have no idea what he

took, but I will never try it. Apparently, it makes you very pale and gives a big stomach.

...from the land of pleasant living, Baltimore.

by One-Eyed Golfer Guy on Nov 3, 2009 8:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

“This could have been something as simple as a nasal spray or antihistamine.”

I really doubt that would have garnered a one-year suspension.

Especially because even though that sort of drug is classified as a PED, it wouldn’t be all that hard to get a physician to say it was indicated therapeutically. You could be suspended for using a nasal steroid, for example, but I think you would also have grounds for a suit if you were using it under a doctor’s care. And honestly, a topical steroid ain’t going to be much of a PED anyway. To quote the ADA:

“if the medication an athlete is required to take to treat an illness or condition happens to fall under the Prohibited List, a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) may give that athlete the authorization to take the needed medicine.”

Clearly then, Barron was using something out of bounds. And don’t be sure it wasn’t an AAS…nor should we be certain that it was.

by Old Man Par on Nov 3, 2009 11:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

If you test positive for ANY substance banned on that list – you get a year’s suspension. Take a look at the list – you won’t believe some of the things that are on it. Golf needs to think for itself on this issue.

I’m not saying it wasn’t a steroid – I’m saying that you don’t know that it WAS.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Nov 3, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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