Newsmakers of the Year

#21 Drug Testing

By Golf World Staff
Photo By Jim Herity November 28, 2008

2008 NEWSMAKERS OF THE YEAR
#25-Paul Goydos-A profile of the journeyman
#24-Olympics and Golf
#23-Amateur Winners
#22-George O'Grady
#21-Drug Testing
#1-The Tiger-Rocco U.S. Open Playoff

It debuted in fits and starts and to mixed reviews, but it began nevertheless. The LPGA went first, at the Fields Open in February. It later called those tests (which took hours) "a dry run," then resumed testing in May—but only after dumping the agency collecting samples. The R&A had its own false start. Believing international players had not been forewarned adequately, it scrapped plans to test at the British Open in favor of next year's event. Things went more smoothly for the PGA Tour, which began testing in July—unless you include Frank Lickliter II's warning to roll out something other than the red carpet should a tester dare show up at his doorstep.

November 21, 2009

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