Drug Testing for Golf Tour Players Has Begun
The use of performance enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids, stimulants, and the likes, has always been one of the primary areas of concern and controversy in sports, especially in the areas of baseball and basketball to name a few.
For this reason, drug testing is now being regularly done to ensure that every athlete is playing a fair game.
As for golf, concerns about the use of drugs and drug testing have not really been that of an issue that’s why there has never been any anti-doping tests done for golf players in the past tournaments. However, fans and the media have never done away with the notion that all sports do have issues in this area.
To keep up with other sports, drug testing was conducted for the first time in the U.S. PGA Tour. On the first week of July, the PGA Tour launched the anti-doping program at the National in Maryland.
The first to undergo the testing was PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, which was done on July 2; the process lasted for 9 minutes. Among the first few players who underwent the testing were Charles Howell III and Davis Love III on July 3.
Tests will actually be administered by the National Center for Drug Free Sport to every player on the PGA Tour, the Champions Tour, and the Nationwide Tour; and it will be done randomly. Sanctions include disqualification, suspension, and fines.
Ron Sarabi is an avid golfer, philanthropist and businessman. He is the General Manager for Hawaiian Gardens Casino in California.Ron Sarabi is a leader and member of the California Gambling Control Commission. Ron Sarabi played golf for charity, along with his wife Leila, at the Health Net Charity Golf Tournament.
