Friday, March 29, 2024

Golfer Retracts Claim that Tiger Woods Failed a Drug Test

Tiger Woods FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Tiger Woods attends the Ladies’ Giant Slalom on the Raptor racecourse on Day 11 of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on February 12, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado

*Tiger Woods’ agent has come out swinging against a claim made by a fellow golfer that Woods’ so-called break from golf is actually a suspension for a failed drug test.

Pro golfer Dan Olsen was interviewed Friday on the radio show Mad Dog in the Morning and said: “I’ve heard that he’s suspended. I heard he’s on a month’s suspension. And it’s not, it’s kind of a strong witness. It’s a credible person that’s telling me this. …It’s not testosterone, but it’s something else.”

Olsen, who last played in a PGA Tour event in 2011 and missed the cut, also said Woods was using untested equipment.

“These claims are absolutely, unequivocally and completely false,” agent Mark Steinberg said. “They are unsourced, unverified and completely ridiculous.”

Dan Olsen - PGA Tour Golfer
Dan Olsen – PGA Tour Golfer

Olsen issued a retraction Monday on the web site of WVFN-AM in Lansing, Mich. “I retract the entire interview,” Olsen said in a statement. “My comments were ill-advised. I want to apologize to Nike, the PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Tim Finchem.”

On Monday morning, the PGA Tour responded to the claims.

“There is no truth whatsoever to these claims. We categorically deny these allegations,” said Ty Votaw, executive vice president of the PGA Tour.

Woods announced last month that he was taking a break from golf to work on his game. “My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf,” he stated, adding he would not return to the Tour until he can compete with the best in the game.

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