two good golf stories in nytimes

[dankhank]

there are two good golf-related articles in today's new york times. the first is a column from selena roberts that criticizes the pga tour for letting tiger woods basically dictate a lot of tour scheduling decisions, and how his non-appearances at many events has caused those events to struggle. she writes,
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/29...tml?ref=sports

"Wasn’t Tiger supposed to bring inclusion to the game? Instead, the Tour is more polarized than ever, between the haves and the have-nots. Several tournament officials say privately that they are tempted to barter for Tiger with a donation, but others refuse to abandon their community aid."

she also mentions in passing that the pga tour has a steroid problem. and come to think of it... hmm, that sounds about right. the article is for times select members only.

the second article is available to anyone, and while it uses golf by way of introduction, the story is mainly about dealmaking and scams between american businessmen and nigerian politicians. very interesting perspective on some of the moves being made in the growing global economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/bu...9lobby.html?hp

[Ron Burgundy]

A steroid problem? LOL

I won't even bother to read the article then.

[dankhank]

you don't think it's possible that a sport that does no drug testing, and has many players who are substantially bigger than their peers were ten years ago, could have a steroid problem?

[niss]

The article does not say that the PGA tour has a steroid problem.

[dankhank]

fine, it says this.

"The PGA Tour doesn’t drug-test, because that would imply a steroid problem exists. Who knew willful ignorance was a marketing strategy? The Tour applies this see-no-evil approach to glaring conflicts of interest, too."

[dogdrool]

I certainly think golf could have a steroid problem. Think about it from the perspective of a golfer. If you were fighting to get a little edge over your peers, what's something that you could do besides hiring a better coach and hitting more balls at the range? Take drugs!

[limon]

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fine, it says this.

"The PGA Tour doesn’t drug-test, because that would imply a steroid problem exists. Who knew willful ignorance was a marketing strategy? The Tour applies this see-no-evil approach to glaring conflicts of interest, too."

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are there steroids that help on 15-45yd bunker shots? ill shoot them directly into my nutsak if necessary.

[Gary Stevenson]

lol

[dogdrool]

Gary Player: I know of steroids in golf

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/...comments_N.htm

[Troll_Inc]

I can't believe that there is a steroid problem in golf.

Someone could do this sort of analysis. Compare driving distances and tour finishes to size of player.

Look how big people like Howell and Zach Johson are.

Also, physiologically and mentally it doesn't make sense for a golfer to do steroids. Could there be some, yes? But does it offer any sort of competitive advantage? I don't think so.