Tiger and drug testing...

[mr3856a]

Originally Posted by Bigvivec

Did you read mine? Unless they are going to make housecalls, I don't think that testing will occur until a golfer sets foot on a tournament site...

Let me turn this around - do you have any evidence that Tiger will not be tested because he won't be at tournament sites?

It seems to me your basic premise is conjecture, and I think it more prudent for you to prove your assertion to be true before we are then asked to refute or comment on it.

[Bigvivec]

I just don't see the tour sending out reps to make testing housecalls...doesn't make sense to me for the tour to get first and second and sometimes third addresses for all the players on the list, coordinate their travel work and vacation schedules to track them down for a test when the logical thing would be to make each player submit to a test at the first event that they attend after the start of the testing, whichever that event would be, and then track each player having them submit to peridoic testing from that point on, at an event site in a controlled environment...maybe they do make housecalls, but it would be messy to organize, environments would not be controlled, an inordinate amount of effort would have to be devoted to the housecall testing program, it would cost a whole lot more, and players will be pretty ticked off about these home invasions...

I have no idea why you're making such a big point about it...most of this was tounge in cheek and most coincidences are just that...I can't prove it either way, and neither can you my friend...but I am certain that Tiger will submit himself to a drug test very publicly pretty soon that will be the test to end all tests as he must be aware that all eyes are on him, knee or no knee, as the best player in the world, some weeks by a wider margin than others...he'll be the first to dispell any doubts about personal substance useage...


And for the record I am crazy about Tiger...love to watch him play and continue to march into history...it doesn't place him above speculation though...


And TTUfirebird, can I get a "How dare you!!!!!"

[mr3856a]

Originally Posted by Bigvivec

I just don't see the tour sending out reps to make testing housecalls...doesn't make sense to me for the tour to get first and second and sometimes third addresses for all the players on the list

I have no idea why you're making such a big point about it...most of this was tounge in cheek and most coincidences are just that...I can't prove it either way, and neither can you my friend...

You brought it up, not me, and I have a hard time understanding people accusing people of things or suggesting they won't be tested without any proof that it's even true. I do believe that the issue of at-home, i.e. off-course, testing was an issue between the players policy board and the Tour during the negotiations for the testing, though I don't know what the outcome was.

All I'm saying is that if I would want to find out if players can/will be tested at home before suggesting some grand conspiracy about certain players avoiding testing.

I know most of this is tongue in cheek, but it's a serious point.