PGA urged to reveal reason for Dustin ban

The PGA Tour is under pressure to show transparency and reveal the reasoning for Dustin Johnson’s decision to step down from competition for an indefinite period ensuring the troubled American will miss the Ryder Cup.

The fallout from the on-going controversy continues to overshadow this week’s WGC–Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.

Moments after England’s Justin Rose set about capturing a third Tour title in four events by going into the clubhouse lead in the $9 million event, one of golf’s leading websites — www.golf.com — reported Johnson had been suspended by the Tour for six months for recently failing a third drugs test.