US golfer hit with drugs ban

American golfer Doug Barron has been suspended for a year by the PGA Tour after committing a doping offence.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2009 - 13:18

American golfer Doug Barron has been suspended for a year by the PGA Tour after committing a doping offence.

The 40-year-old becomes the first player to be banned for under the Tour's anti-doping programme.

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