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   Mike

   Mar 16, 2015 at 10:48 am

   Thanks John for being honest regarding the PGA’s drug testing facade. I’m amazed how fast some of the younger golfers are building muscle mass (I will not name who). If the tour followed drug testing protocols that the Tour de France and Olympics utilize, we would be seeing different outcomes from some of the top golfers.

   Yes, it does make a difference…and some golfers will take advantage of that “edge” needed to win.

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   RG

   Mar 13, 2015 at 4:54 pm

   My nephew was born premature and steroids saved his life. My mother has rheumatoid arthritis and steroids give her the ability to move and hold her grandson.
   Their are people who eat a peanut, go into anaphylactic shock and die. People who take to much aspirin over to long a period of time can suffer liver and kidney failure. The point?
   THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANY MEDICATION AND POISON IS IN THE DOSAGE.
   TOO MUCH ANYTHING IS BAD FOR YOU, EVEN iCE CREAM.
   STEROIDS ARE A MEDICINE THAT CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS TO RECOVER FROM PHYSICAL STRESS AND WARD OF INJURY.
   STOP THE WITCH HUNT.

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     Gorden

     Mar 18, 2015 at 12:41 am

     Years ago HBO ran a special on Steroids and it opened with the doctor saying, biggest problem with steroids is “They Work”. totally agree on the comment the difference between any medication and poison is the dosage.

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   Matthew Bacon

   Mar 12, 2015 at 11:27 pm

   Nice 81 John

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   RobG

   Mar 12, 2015 at 4:22 pm

   I’ve never understood why Caffeine and Alcohol are permitted while HGH and Steroids are banned. Golf is 90% mental anyway, its not like taking HGH or steroids is going to help you score or putt better when Caffeine can help you focus and improve cognition and alcohol can help calm your nerves. It doesn’t make any sense to me.

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     JT

     Mar 19, 2015 at 12:32 pm

     I think the answer is the same as baseball.. People have said for years that steroids will not help you hit a 98mph fastball or a 93mph cutter, but it will turn a long fly ball into a home run and it will speed recovery.. In golf I would compare this to quality of the tee shots during the final stretch of a major in June, will it help you hit a fairway? No. Will it turn a 5 iron approach on a long par 4 into a 7 or 8 iron? You decide but I would argue absolutely, and that is a huge advantage

     And Daly is probably half truth/half smoke, but the reality is that in a post Tiger post Phil landscape the PGA is desperate. Why impose a lifetime ban on a noted addict like DJ? Sad to see the lack of integrity but it’s not a human interest story, it’s a $$$ story..

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6. 

   rgb

   Mar 11, 2015 at 5:31 pm

   Do we really need to be warned like a child that a clip contains profanity? We’re golfers!

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   Jim Beatty

   Mar 11, 2015 at 4:54 pm

   John may be a few things but he’s not a liar . He believes that it is & has been doing this for quite some time

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   joe

   Mar 11, 2015 at 2:00 pm

   Four years ago, I personally heard a PGA Tour player in my gym asking trainers where he could get HGH. He said he knew others on tour using HGH and other PED’s. There are and have been PED’s on that tour, and tour officials know it. They will occasionally throw out a sacrificial lamb as an outlier to appear to be fully engaged in running a clean tour. It’s all image.

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   MHendon

   Mar 11, 2015 at 1:37 pm

   Yeah I’m probably in the minority here and I’m sure I’ll catch some heat for this, but I don’t think they should have drug testing on the PGA Tour. These guy’s are independent contractors really no different than the guy who comes to paint your house or cut your lawn. Do you require them to be drug tested, no? Some people will say what about PED’s, my answer will be, define a PED. Is it only steroids, HGH, or some other type of muscle building drug. Why isn’t smoking a PED, it helps calm a guys nerves? Same with alcohol but they wouldn’t cause a failed test. Why was it legal for Tiger or whom ever else that’s had Lasik surgery, That’s performance enhancing? Same goes for guys who wear glasses. The long putter was deemed performance enhancing and now it will soon be illegal. It’s funny how we decide whats acceptable performance enhancement based off certain people morale’s and what’s not.

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     Regis

     Mar 11, 2015 at 2:56 pm

     Don’t know if I’m also in the minority but yeah I agree. These guys aren’t in public service. They don’t hold the fate of the free world in their hands. They play golf. I understand the need to test for PEDs but why should I care if a guy/girl uses recreational drugs in their off time any more than I should care if another celebrity does? If they develop a problem that reflects poorly on the Tour or their sponsors maybe you can argue that that person needs help but otherwise why is it my business.

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       Mike J

       Mar 12, 2015 at 7:43 am

       Because they are role models and “athletes”. First, people pay money to watch profesional golf events, and I doubt anyone wants to pay someone’s salary so they can dope. Secondly, they are role models to all of us, including kids. How many kids in the drive/chip/put contest dressed EXACTLY like the on tour pros? Almost all. They will do what the pros do. Lastly, they are “athletes”. We talk about power, precision, joints, mobility, explosiveness- sounds like the words to describe most athletic endevors. We need hoest participats who gain an edge through training and practice, not through banned substances.

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         Gorden

         Mar 18, 2015 at 12:51 am

         Totally disagree if one wants to be a roll model great do it never thought a Record Star, Movie Star or a Sports Star owes any fan anything….If they choose to be a jerk oh well. And how many kids want to dress up like a player that takes a 12 during a pro tournament by hitting shot after shot into a lake or gets drunk and tosses away a second place check in a gambling casino and brags about it (note same fine example of a pro golfer that calls drug testing a joke).

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     RG

     Mar 13, 2015 at 4:29 pm

     Well said.

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     Dpavs

     Mar 15, 2015 at 2:02 pm

     Yes you are probably in the minority trying to make a comparison between professional golfers who get huge sponsorship and compete in a professional sport to the guy who cleans your gutters.

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10. 

    erock

    Mar 11, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    I listened to this live yesterday and it was the radio show equivalency of a train wreck. Him and all his buddies were drunk at Hooters and they let him do a live show!!! I was shocked when they came back from the first commercial break and let him keep talking. That said, I couldn’t turn the dial I had to keep listening.

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      Gorden

      Mar 13, 2015 at 7:51 am

      How many times did we read the last 3 years Daly saying he did not drink any more….someone needs to teach him the differnce between any more or any less. Don’t we all love a two time major winner that sets up shop in the parking lot of a Hooters during the Masters to sell you his picture and autograph.

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11. 

    ND Hickman

    Mar 11, 2015 at 1:01 pm

    Mock JD all you like. He’s a two time major winner, is one of the most recogniseable people to ever play the game and isn’t afraid to speak his mind. He’s out playing golf for a living and we are all reading about it on a websites message board. Think he’s losing sleep over petty insults from people like us?

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12. 

    DPavs

    Mar 11, 2015 at 12:43 pm

    Well you can all not like the messenger but isn’t this really about the message. If what Daly is saying is true… the PGA needs to get their house in order. That’s what this story should be about… not a rock throwing contest at Daly… despite that fact he has a glass house for sure.

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    brian

    Mar 11, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    I think if your gonna drug test, illegal drugs need to be in the test along with PED’s. I am glad someone finally called out the PGA on this.

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14. 

    jc

    Mar 11, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    best john daly story…he finally wins a tournament and goes to vegas and blows the entire check on craps and loses the equivalent of the check more…playing blackjack with 4 hands or some dumb number.

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      Cleverly Worded

      Mar 11, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      You obviously have no clue what the hell you are talking about. Daly is not hurting for money. The media loves to throw his bad habits out there for all to see but they don’t tell you how much he has won on gambling. Easy to hide behind a screen and throw stones but at least get both sides before you get on your soap box.

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        Granman

        Mar 12, 2015 at 10:22 pm

        If Daly has so much money why dosen’t he spend some on a caddie that knows what he is doing, or better still a few bucks on some lessons could not hurt. I cannot wait, like Daly, till he gets out on the Champions Tour, then when he starts scoring in the 80’s maybe the PGA tour will put its foot down.

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    jc

    Mar 11, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    good thing they don’t test for blowing all your money on multiple wives, gambling, overeating, losing all your sponsors or endorsing cheap junk. you know, a test for common sense.

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      davethomas

      Mar 11, 2015 at 2:18 pm

      jealous much?

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16. 

    Greg

    Mar 11, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    WOW! maybe he said this to cause the PGA to do it right?

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17. 

    CM

    Mar 11, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Makes you wonder why someone would need a leave of absence.

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18. 

    Al Czervik

    Mar 11, 2015 at 11:58 am

    Big Joke? Oh Sweet Irony!

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    larry

    Mar 11, 2015 at 11:46 am

    It’s perfectly fine to question the PGA’s drug testing policies….it’s your mouth, John…big enough for both feet.

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    Anand

    Mar 11, 2015 at 11:34 am

    Oh MY GOD Daly! What have you done!

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      bradford

      Mar 11, 2015 at 12:01 pm

      He’s ensured his spot in the “random” process.

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