Thursday, July 19, 2007

Player Fallout

Tonight on the Golf Channel they showed some comments by Reteif Goosen and Ernie Els regarding Player's claims that he knows of a player on tour who's taking performance enhancing substances. While both Goosen and Els both said that testing was fine with them, Els took some effort to dismiss the notion that performance enhancing drugs could aid a golfer. Els and Goosen seemed very upset that Player had made his statements on the eve of a major championship.

My say: When you have top players saying 'oh, drugs can't help a golfer play better' then no one else is going to support drug testing. At least Tiger Woods has spoken out in favor of drug testing. Player probably figured that as long as you have the Ernie Els' of the world discounting the effects of drug use in player performance, then he would have to be even more dramatic to get his point out there so that people will listen.

I'm disappointed in Retief Goosen especially. He seemed angry about Player's comments. I dare Retief Goosen to look at a picture of 7 year old Daniel Benoit and then say Player was out of line.

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