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May 27, 2008

Harmon believes there are golfers using performance enchancing drugs

Butchharmon_4First, it was Gary Player.  Now, Butch Harmon says that he believes there are golfers using performance enchancing drugs.  Harmon is apparently quoted in The Guardian as saying:

You have it (testing) in all sports and I think it is a very good thing it is coming to golf.

We would be pretty naive to think that someone hasn't taken a growth hormone or a steroid just to allow themselves to recover from injuries or to hit more balls and (make) your body react better.

I don't know of anyone specifically who is taking anything.  I have my own suspicions but I don't know for a fact so I would never say anybody's name.

I expect there to be a backlash for Harmon's comments, just as there were for Player's.  We are going to need some concrete evidence that a professional golfer has used them before we hear anymore of these unsubstantiated theories.

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