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" 90-95 is not scratch golf Mr. Seriously. No big deal though, just wouldn't go posting those drives as if they are impressive either, unless you are bunting the ball off the tee. "

" While Kindred tries to make this all look very silly, professional golfers do have their ailments. I doubt steroids are much of an issue, but pain medications and amphetamines certainly could be. A sport tries to be proactive in preventing drug abuse and the Pantagraph mocks them. Outstanding. "

" No one can't beat Tiger so now let's test for steroids and hope he fails. Then the rest of the PGA Tour can compete. It's ridiculous. "

" You will have doping at the highest levels of sport regardless of the discipline. If you don't test they WILL take. There is too much money at stake to think that some sports do and some don't. The fact cycling gets such a black eye is that they actually do test, and quite rigoriously. Golf is probably as dirty as any sport especially since they don't test. The article, I suppose, is intended to be funny but sadly it is quite naive. "

" I think that it is more of an equipment issue than a steroid issue. I'm your typical scratch golfer. I good round for me is between 90-95. I improved my game this summer by buying a new driver and working out a couple of kinks in my swing. Now instead of driving the ball 220-240 yds. I'm driving 250-280 yds. No steroids here. I don't even have a swing coach or take lessons. The PGA players have been playing longer than I have, have custom made clubs and swing coaches. I'm sure that is more of the reason that they are hitting the ball longer. Not because they are on steroids. "

" Exactly...wake up Kindred....It is articles like this that was written years ago when skeptics did not believe steroids and drugs had entered there childhood sport...Its the 21st century and everyone is liable...Employers all over the U.S. have standard drug tests...it is time for overpayed athletes to also be treated as regular citizens of this country...I applaud the PGA commissioner because who wants a great sport like golf ever to get tainted.... "

" For an excellent description of the use of speed in ML baseball read Jim Bouton's book- Ball Four. It describes the use of speed (referred to as Greenies) and the difficulty in deciding whether to use it if rain were imminent. It seems to me that the objections to the use of certain banned substances involves the use of medical science to enhance performance. If we object to that then should we also object to modern LASIK surgery on the eyes. Tiger Woods actually brags that this surgery has enabled him to escape the problems associated with contact lenses and glasses and thus to improve his game. This is a type of medial procedure that wasn't available to golfers a generation ago that has increased performance. Who knows the long term effects? It probably won't cause the anger or plumbing problems that steroid use probably will but it might cause long term vision problems. "

" Wake up, Kindred. Baseball players have been using speed for 50 years. Steroids are just the most recent "performance enhancing drugs". Just because a lot of golfers are out of shape, doesn't mean they're not using. I know fat guys at the Y who try to get an edge. It's ridiculous, but they're out there. And there are plenty of "ripped" golfers, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit to find out that Tiger's on something, and I'd give you odds that John Daly wouldn't pass. "