O'Meara says Singh should be punished for doping
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February 1, 2013, Friday
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VIJAY Singh should be suspended "for a couple of months" by the US PGA Tour for admitting he used deer-antler spray which contains a banned substance, two-time major winner Mark O'Meara said.
O'Meara, who called Singh a friend, said he heard about the Fijian's admission on Wednesday but doesn't believe he benefited on the course from the unorthodox treatment. "I was obviously a little bit surprised with what I heard but I don't think Vijay is a guy that would ever take advantage of anything. I know Vijay," O'Meara said yesterday in Dubai.
"I guess they could probably suspend him for a couple of months. I would think so," he said. "Listen, people have had to pay the price before and he should be no different. If that is the case and the commissioner and tour feels he should be suspended for x amount of time, I think Vijay is man enough that he'll do that."
The 49-year-old Singh said he paid one of Sports With Alternatives To Steroids' owners US$9,000 in November for the spray and other products, Sports Illustrated said. Singh released a statement at the Phoenix Open confirming he had taken it but that he was "absolutely shocked that deer-antler spray may contain a banned substance and am angry that I have put myself in this position."
Singh, who won the last of his 56 titles in 2008, said he will cooperate with the Tour over the issue.
Bob Charles, the 1963 British Open winner, said yesterday he also used and promoted deer-antler spray for more than 20 years and was surprised to learn it contained a banned substance.
O'Meara, who called Singh a friend, said he heard about the Fijian's admission on Wednesday but doesn't believe he benefited on the course from the unorthodox treatment. "I was obviously a little bit surprised with what I heard but I don't think Vijay is a guy that would ever take advantage of anything. I know Vijay," O'Meara said yesterday in Dubai.
"I guess they could probably suspend him for a couple of months. I would think so," he said. "Listen, people have had to pay the price before and he should be no different. If that is the case and the commissioner and tour feels he should be suspended for x amount of time, I think Vijay is man enough that he'll do that."
The 49-year-old Singh said he paid one of Sports With Alternatives To Steroids' owners US$9,000 in November for the spray and other products, Sports Illustrated said. Singh released a statement at the Phoenix Open confirming he had taken it but that he was "absolutely shocked that deer-antler spray may contain a banned substance and am angry that I have put myself in this position."
Singh, who won the last of his 56 titles in 2008, said he will cooperate with the Tour over the issue.
Bob Charles, the 1963 British Open winner, said yesterday he also used and promoted deer-antler spray for more than 20 years and was surprised to learn it contained a banned substance.
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