John Daly Comments on PGA Tour’s Drug-Testing Policy

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Published: March 11, 2015

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John Daly is not pleased with the PGA's drug-testing policy.   

On Tuesday night, the veteran golfer spoke out against what he described as a system that was far from random. When asked about just how random the program was on SiriusXM's Hit It Hard with John Daly, he responded with the following comments, per Michael Collins of ESPN.com:

"Not at all," Daly told host Patrick Meagher. "I'm gonna play at 1:50 on Friday, so they're [going to] get me about 6:52, 7 o'clock."

"Wait, you're telling me you already know you're gonna get tested?" Meagher replied.

"Oh yeah, this'll be the fifth or sixth year in a row I'm going to get drug tested [at this event]," said Daly, who is scheduled to play the Valspar Championship this weekend. "It's the biggest bulls---, I'm sorry, I'm gonna say it, fine me. I don't care what you do, fix 'em right now, fine me, but I'm tired of it.

"It's not random; it's big a joke. This whole drug testing is a joke."



Collins followed up with a golfer he described as "A PGA Tour veteran and multiple tournament winner" who remained unnamed in his report. That player said the following:

You would be surprised how many guys are tested more often [than others]. I refer to this group as the 'safe' guys. We get tested often because we are clean, and it makes testing look frequent and thorough. Total facade. They don't test 'big iffy' guys often at all. Never out of competition either. Testing Daly may seem thorough, but nobody has ever thought he's done anything illegal. Only alcohol, and that's not illegal. ... It is a joke, as JD said. No transparency.

The PGA Tour responded to the comments and issued its own statement:

Since its inception in 2008, the PGA TOUR has invested significant resources and money in its anti-doping program and it is widely regarded as the most comprehensive and credible program in pro...
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