Australian Amateur competitors undergo drug testing
IN: News | Australian Mens Amateur | Australian Amateur Championship (2005) | General | 18 Mar 2005
The first round of the 100th Australian Amateur Championship being played at Royal Melbourne and Woodlands Golf Clubs marked an important milestone for golf in Australia. This was the first occasion that in-competition drug testing has ever been undertaken at a golf tournament in Australia.
A total of four players were tested at Royal Melbourne by officials from the Australian Sports Drug Agency for substances and methods banned by the AGU's Anti-Doping Policy. The AGU's Policy has recently been upgraded and approved by ASDA and the Australian Sports Commission and is now World Anti-Doping Agency compliant. This effectively means the AGU's Policy is consistent with those of Olympic and other major sports.
The AGU has had an approved anti-doping policy for over 12 years and during this time a number of out-of-competition tests have occurred with no positive results. In-competition testing has now been introduced and testing will randomly occur at a number of national level tournaments in the future. Results from the first four tests will take approximately 4 weeks to analyse.
Source - AGU
