PGA Tour May Adopt Drug Policy

Of all the sports that could possibly need a drug policy, golf would be at the bottom of the list. But Tim Finchem, PGA Tour Commissioner said that the tour may institute a drug policy, including testing, by the end of this year, according to the New York Times. The Tour is in the process of creating a list of banned subsances that will be covered under the policy and it will implement a program to discuss with players testing procedures, penalties and health risks. Several players, including Tiger Woods, approve the idea of a drug policy for the PGA Tour. Last November, the LPGA announced it would begin testing for drugs in 2008.

Yeah, I can see doping becoming a big problem in golf. What can the PGA Tour possibly test for? Vitamins? Alcohol? Viagra?

PGA Tour Remembers Former U.S. President

With the passing of former U.S. President Gerald Ford on Tuesday at the age of 93, you can expect to see many tributes commemorating his personal and political life. One of those tributes comes from the PGA Tour, which is honoring Ford as a passionate golfing enthusiast who may have contributed more to the sport than he did to American politics.

Even though Ford played college football at the University of Michigan, he turned down two offers from NFL teams so he could play golf instead. He regularly attended the Bob Hope Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., where he lived, and he became good friends with Hope and Arnold Palmer. He was the honorary chairman of the inaugural Presidents Cup in 1994, hosted his own celebrity pro-am tournament for 25 years, and participated in many tournaments that generated awareness and fundraising dollars for the PGA’s charities. “For all these contributions and for his personal qualities of integrity and honor, President Ford was a tremendous ambassador of golf. We’re indebted to him and we will miss him,” says PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem.