Thread: PGA Tour may test for HGH

How does one test for hgh?

I'm sure John Daly is sh*ttin in his boots!!!!

We have blood test and still in development urine testing for HGH. Blood test is accurate, but requires antibodies in order to detect and it costs a lot of money to run such tests because of the antibodies being in short supply. The urine testing is still under construction and hasn't been accurate enough yet to use commonly for sports drug testing purposes.

Golf already has a huge "financial" factor in its favor. To be allowed into the Olympics, guaranteed, several huge hitters are going to make sure it makes its way into the 2016 Olympics with/without scandal, but make money off it somehow. So providing the funds to take care of drugtesting requiring blood shouldn't be a problem for them - it sounds like a shift is going to occur to separate the pros from the amateurs and perhaps stir the waters on several pros suspected of using HGH - obviously for financial gain one way or another. The sport is well respected, however, in my opinion it has been political since the day folks stepped onto the greens. Nothing but a huge flexing of "big money muscle" and unfortunately, that's all it ever will be if they gain control over testing and try to use it as an excuse to "oust" certain athletes that they feel "don't belong" in the big boys club. Sad, sad, sad to see certain sports go that route - but I guess that's just how they roll when it's all business.

I'm convinced TW is using GH, especially with all the injuries he's had.

I used to play golf at national level, golfer's using gear makes no sense to me, they only test for it because other sports do. HGH on the other hand makes loads of sense and I would guess more than a few are currently using.