[word_warrior_bob]

But golf is not just about the integrity of the game; it is also about the integrity of its players.

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Perhaps now the 100 Billion pound elephant in the room will be discussed.

Tiger Woods is a Performance Enhancing Drug User.

Sportswriters are terrified of the issue and his peers on the PGA Tour are either privately very upset, or just accept it as a trade off because since Tiger came on the scene everyone is making a LOT more money.

I’ll tell you one guy who is likely seething in his own juices over this, Jack Nicklaus. It’s time for this whole facade to fall now, he’s cheated on his wife and he cheats at his sport.

[Echo4C]

I have a hard time believing that, for many reasons.

First, performance enhancers would have negligible benefit in golf. It’s simply not that physically demanding of a sport.

Second, while Tiger has increased significantly in size since he turned pro, he hasn’t really gained all that much in distance (nor is he the longest hitter on tour, or close to it). What distance he has gained, if any, can largely be explained by his swing changes. But these swing changes weren’t undertaken to give him an edge in distance, he did them to make him more consistent and so his swing wouldn’t hurt his back (now legs) as much.

Third, Tiger is the richest athlete in the world. As such, he has some of the best trainers/nutritionists in the world advising him on what to eat. Tiger’s workout and diet are very regulated. Under these circumstances, most people with average to above-average genes could look like Tiger. And I say this as someone who lifts weights four times a week and keeps in pretty good shape.

Fourth, even before the PGA implemented a drug-testing program, Tiger voluntarily did drug testing because people raised suspicions like yours.

I’m not saying it’s impossible, just that it’s hard to believe. The benefits a golfer would get from drugs are not enough to outweigh the risk of getting caught. If you think it’s bad with the adultery right now, drugs would destroy his career.

[uncbob]

Tiger Woods is a Performance Enhancing Drug User

I defended Tiger on this site against charges of steroid use--now I am inclined to believe them

[fightinJAG]

I am expecting serious drug abuse allegations any moment now.

[GI Joe Fan]

"I’ll tell you one guy who is likely seething in his own juices over this, Jack Nicklaus. It’s time for this whole facade to fall now, he’s cheated on his wife and he cheats at his sport."

I have always admired Jack Nicklaus because he is a gentleman.

To see a steroid consuming whore like Tiger Woods defeat the honest record of Nicklaus is enough to make me start spitting nails.

Woods is SCUM.