Players get all clear after Euro Tour drug tests

THE European Tour yesterday revealed there had been no positive tests at the start of their new drug-testing programme.

Six players were tested during the European Open a fortnight ago — including former British Open champion Paul Lawrie — and all of them tested negative for banned substances.

Speaking at Royal Birkdale, European Tour chief executive George O’Grady said: “We tested six players at the European Open, chosen from random, three from one half of the draw and three from the other. All six players were happy with the way it was done.