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Golf Groups Ban Drugs, Will Start Screening

Posted Sep 20, 07 4:44 PM CDT in US,  Science & Health,  Arts & Living,  Sports 

(Newser) – Finally catching up with other professional sports, major golf groups today announced new anti-doping policies, to be put into effect in 2008. Though the PGA Tour isn't adopting the World Anti-Doping Association list of banned substances, the AP reports, it has its own laundry list, which includes anabolic agents, hormones, stimulants, masking agents and narcotics.

Groups involved include the PGA, LPGA and European tours, the US Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club. In addition to substance control, each group will also implement screening protocols and coordinate punishments for positive tests. "The R&A has no reason to believe golf is anything but a clean sport," the club's chief executive said.

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PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem gestures during a news conference in Atlanta, in this Nov. 2, 2005 file photo. Golf finally joined other major sports Thursday Sept. 20, 2007, when its leading organizations...   (Associated Press)
Tiger Woods reacts to missing a birdie putt on the 7th hole during the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, in Atlanta. PGA Tour commissioner...   (Associated Press)
"We've been supportive of coordinating an international effort in golf to test for drugs so we can demonstrate our sport is clean and we can keep it that way," said R&A chief executive Peter Dawson.   (Shutterstock.com)
The World Golf Foundation chose not to embrace the full World Anti-Doping Association list of banned substances. "We do not consider the substances in any way impactful as a performance enhancement,"...   (Shutterstock.com)
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