Steroids in Golf
July 18th, 2007 | Written by Editor | Category: Golf News |
Hall of Fame golfer, Gary Player has just come out and disclosed that he knows of at least one player on the PGA tour that has taken steroids to enhance their golf game. It’s quite understandable as to why players are beginning to take such drastic measures as the game has always been more favorable to players who can drive the ball just a few yards further than their peers. Take a look at Tiger Woods and how he has changed the perception of professional golfers from fat and lazy hacks to lean and mean hitting machines with laser like focus and drive! This happened in just the last 10 years, so for players who’s habits have already been engrained into them, it looks like steroids is one of the fastest ways to catch up!
Random testing is already going on in the LPGA and is slowly making it’s way into both the US and European tours. When asked, players like Phil Mikelson and Tiger Woods don’t believe it will be a big problem on the tour. I tend to agree since we all know that golf is more about mental toughness than any other sport out there. It doesn’t matter if you can drive 300 yards, but if you can’t make that 10 ft birdie to win the whole thing, then there shouldn’t be any concern about steroids tainting the game. Until they create a steroid for the brain, I don’t think golf has that much to worry about!
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September 4th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Yes you still have to make the birdie putts to score, but of course it matters if you are able to hit it 300+ yards due to being able to train harder/recover faster because of steroids. The PGA TOUR and golf’s governing bodies should be doing as much as possible to discourage steroid use, and this includes testing. I’m not saying there’s a huge problem right now, but at least if you test, you prevent a potentially huge problem from occurring. The last thing golf, or any sport, needs is people questioning its credibility and thinking it’s a sport for cheaters.