Professional Canadian golfer Brad Fritsch has returned from a drug ban and has called for the policies regarding drugs in the sport to be made clearer, according to a report on the Golf Channel.
Fritsch was suspended from golf on January 8th for violating an anti-doping policy but made his return on Monday in a qualifier for the Valspar Championship.
The Canadian revealed that whilst he was away from the sport, he had time to spend with his family and to practice for his return.
Fritsch has never failed any of the Tour’s mandatory drug tests and handed himself in when he found out that he had taken in a banned substance.
He realised that a supplement that he was taking in order to lose weight contained DHEA, which is a precursor to testosterone production.
He said:
It was my own fault. The way the news came out and the way I presented my story, people appreciated it.
I’d like to see us get away from the list we have. So much is for fast-twitch sports. To think Sudafed [pseudoephedrine] is on the list is strange to me.
The Tour’s anti-doping policy has been criticised by numerous players, who claim that they find it very difficult to understand.
The biggest concern for the players about the policy is that it is not transparent enough and it does not communicate clearly. Changes definitely need to be made to avoid more suspensions.
