Amateur golfers face drug testing

Players at the World Amateur Team Championships starting in Stellenbosch on Thursday have been reminded that drug testing is to be carried out by the South African Institute for Drug-free Sport.

Peter Dawson, chief executive of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, and David Fay, executive director of the United States Golf Association, have expressed their “sincere hope” that none of the competitors will breach the International Golf Federation’s anti-doping policy.