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Gary Player Says Steroids Used On Tour
Gary Player stated Wednesday that there are certainly golfers on the pro circuits using performance enhancing drugs. He can’t say who as he is sworn to secrecy but they do exist. A very confusing time for Mr. Player to bring this subject forward, as no testing is being done at The Open. And what’s the motivation for this outburst? Hmmmm..we shall it seems need to wait and see.
Gary Player laid a broadside across the stern of the PGA Tour Wednesday at The Open Championship, stating that one player told him of drug use while on tour. "I took an oath prior to him telling me — I won’t tell you where — but he told me what he did, and I could see this massive change in him," Player said. "And somebody else told me something, that I also promised I wouldn’t tell, that verified others had done it."
I find it interesting that Player won’t reveal who this individual with the "massive change" is, and I’m rumaging my memory (an unreliable storage facility at best, at worst well, I’m afraid to go there) and can’t think of any physique owned by a world class golfer that has undergone a Pudge Rodriguez or Jason Giambi type change from normal sized into Raging Roid Man. Not a one, nada, zilch.
Does that mean that Mr. Player has sucked one too many protein shakes and his brain has shriveled to the size of a steroidized testicle? No, no I don’t think that’s the case at all because if it were then he wouldn’t be capable of drawing breath without assistance. I believe somewhere in the golf world there is indeed someone using real performance enhancing drugs, the odds are better than the 67% pay out on Indian Casino slot machines. But what in the world is Mr. Player trying to prove with this outburst? Why would he say this at this particular time and place? Retief Goosen, after posting a 70 which left him among the early leaders, confessed that he was "very shocked" by the old champion’s comments. "I don’t know what Gary was trying to prove, saying what he said," Goosen said. "I don’t know if he is trying to damage golf."
Perhaps this is the kick in the behind Tim Finchem needs to get some kind of testing thing done for the PGA, but if that’s the motivation why do it before a non PGA event? Surely Mr. Player has traveled enough miles to recognize the difference between Scotland and Scottsdale. Is it to get the European Tour to do testing? They are already beginning that at the start of next year. Besides they already test at the French Open and no one’s been outed. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club’s Peter Dawson was asked if he was concerned that The Open winner might be using steroids. "I don’t know if Gary Player is right about golfers being on drugs, frankly, so I really can’t comment," Dawson said. "One thing I do know is that we’re not drug testing here at the Open championship this week, so just how that would be identified, I’m not sure." A nice way of tap dancing around the issue.
This whole thing reminds me of the elephant in the living room about which nobody talked in hopes that it would go away. Sorry boys, this is the 21st century and performance enhancing drugs are everywhere. Heck, if you suffer from allergies on the LPGA and take a Claritin D tablet you’ve violated the drug policy and are gone from the next 25 tournaments. Now that’s what I call a punishment. Appropriate, not on your life, but you know it’s unfair if you can see your ball clearly instead of trying to scratch your itchy watery eyes out of your head while players without allergies can see fine. Truly pseudoephedrine is a performance enhancing drug. Sorry , sidetracked, this is another issue entirely, well not entirely but it is a different issue.
Back to Mr. Player, I do not propose to understand his motive nor his timing. Nor do am I certain he’s not completely addled, but I, possessing an enquiring mind, want to know more of what he knows. Hopefully he’ll tell us shortly. Until then let’s wait and see where the story goes and what comes to light as a result.
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
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General Albums
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WITB Albums
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Buster
Apr 12, 2024 at 12:58 am
GP is truth.
Players are on PEDs.
Get your f*kin head out of the sand.
Just like pro-cycling now. They’re all lying for each other. It’s a ped race. No longer resembles golf
mchepp
Jul 24, 2007 at 8:12 pm
I think you make an excellent point here. The purpose of his comments seems strange. Maybe he was feeling nastalgic with Barry Bonds so close to breaking the home run record aided by the use of steriods. Who knows.
Dave
Jul 22, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Gary Player…what a disgrace! Feeling the need to draw attention to himself in this day ang age…he had to go and make a statement without backing it up with proof! He has disrespected himself, the history of golf, the players, the professional tours, and most importantly, the fans. Gary Player can “right his wrong” by providing actual proof and names to substantiate his claims. If not, then he need not open his mouth and talk trash at all. What’s he afraid of…losing his place in history? When it comes down to it…technology has pushed the games advances along with equipment/swing improvements and performancing enhancing drugs have nothing to do with making a 4′ putt?
Troy
Jul 21, 2007 at 12:05 am
Why is it a shame? It might be the only way to get people to start realizing this needs to be addressed. People said the same thing about Canseco. Yet it was his book that brought this issue to a boiling point.
easyyy
Jul 20, 2007 at 11:39 pm
On the eve of the OPEN he comes out with this? Shame. What a shame. Shaking my head on this one.
Barry
Jul 20, 2007 at 10:42 pm
While I don’t understand why Player would make these statements to the media during the Open I do believe he has every right to keep hs sources confidential. The media always keeps sources confidential and some have gone to jail to do so.He was told this evidently in confidence and it should remain that way. It’s now up to the Tour to implement drug testing if they really want to know f Tour players are using.