Matt Every, Get Ready for a Random Drug Test
by Ryan Ballengee on Jul 9, 2010 10:03 AM EDT
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PrintPGA Tour rookie Matt Every was arrested on Tuesday in an Iowa casino for possession of marijuana. According to the AP, two other men were arrested with Every. He denies the allegations, posted bond that night, and is playing this week at the John Deere Classic.
Just as soon as a bunch of golf fans surely scoffed at Jamarcus Russell's purple drank possession arrest, here comes a golfer with a controlled substance.
If he is guilty of smoking any hashish, Every may want to withdraw from the Deere. Or at least that's what Doug Barron would tell him to do. At a minimum, Barron would say that Every should be ready to expect a completely random drug test any day now.
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The police will be doing a test...
…do the PGA Tour rules allow police test results for their system ?
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Well, Sting anyway.
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are washed-up hangers on, and Finchem wouldn’t hire those two to play his backyard barbecue.
by Charles Boyer on Jul 9, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe the Tour only tests for PEDs.
Forty-two years ago I tried marijuana one time. I didn’t like the way it made me feel so I never used it again, which is why I can ask this question. Doesn’t marijuana decrease your desire to be competitive? I thought the whole point was to be “mellow” or something.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
You're right, Diane. To be mellow and eat Mallomars at a moderate pace
while being engrossed for hours and hours by whatever’s on the last channel you left your TV on.
Then you crave more Mallomars. Way more. You drive to the store at around 15 mph, without realizing how slowly you’re going.
It’s a vicious cycle.
But kinda fun.
Marijuana is against the drug policy, but it has to be caught by a Tour drug test, not by another entity.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jul 9, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That still doesn’t answer the question, does the Tour test for substances other than PEDs? Since players are “independent contractors” and public safety isn’t at risk when they perform they’re jobs (aside from the occasional errant tee shot), I don’t think the Tour tests for recreational drugs because it’s not in its interest to do so.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
Sounds like you're saying my answer didn't answer the question, Diane?
by TXQ on Jul 9, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
not at all
You’re not the culprit, Ryan is. I don’t doubt that use of recreational drugs of any variety violates Tour policy. They might even test actual employees.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
Ha!
The only way marijuana is PED for golf is if they gave out chili cheese fritos for every birdie. Every’s an idiot for putting himself in that position, given the rules and all.
It’s funny that maryjane came up on Wags today. I live in L.A. and I got a medicinal marijauna flyer posted on my Prius this morning from these people.
Stay away from guys that smoke weed? Puh-lease. I’ll take guys smoking weed before the beer guzzling frat heads anyday. Aside from one being a controlled substance, there’s little difference between the social implications of alcohol and marijuana. I’d argue that alcohol is a lot worse (far more addictive)…Maybe I’ve fallen victim to the spell ever since I moved out to SoCal, I dunno.
We’re actually gonna vote to legalize the hashish in October, so maybe Matt can toke it up at the Farmers and Northern Trust next year.
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