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Jun 20th, 2017
New drug testing regime at PGA Tour
With blood tests for Performance Enhancing Drugs
Words: GolfPunk
The PGA Tour is going to start blood testing for performance enhancing drugs using a new anti–doping procedure.
The new regime will start in the October of the 2017-2018 season, and the Tour will use the banned substance list provided by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said this in a statement releases on Tuesday: “We believe that these changes to our program are prudent in that they further our objectives of protecting the well–being of our members and better substantiate the integrity of golf as a clean sport.”
Suspensions will also be publicly announced for the first time, which is a welcomed change, especially after the Tour’s failure to officially announce Dustin’s suspension in 2016. Although it is not known if what he tested positive for were performance enhancing drugs...
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