Pro Golf Player Caught Using Doping

Doug Barron, an American professional golf player, has tested positive for doping. He is the first golfer that is being temporarily banned for using performance enhancing substances.

Since the testing was started on July 2008 there has not been positive test results since now. Barron has been banned for one year for breaking the PGA anti-doping regulations. Barron has published an apology via PGA in which he tells he didn’t plan to get unfair gain from using prohibited substances. This year he has played only in one grand prix and in four national games.

PGA only gives out the information about found positive result but not the names of the substances that were used.

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