Annika's drug test
by Bill Jempty on Nov 21, 2008 4:52 PM PST
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PrintToday at the ADT is causing a stir. Ron Sirak wrote about it. Steve Elling had the following to say.
"I'm serious and I was tested two weeks ago, so I don't really know what's going on," she said testily.
Guess they hadn't heard that she was retiring.
"I have no idea, but they're not going to let me go," she said, forcing a laugh. "Yeah, I guess you get tested every other week now."
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Even for an organization known for making head-shaking decisions over the years, this ranks at the bottom of the latrine in terms of asinine, idiotic developments.
I'm not going to get into whether this is an insult or not. Annika has flouted rules or broke them in the past, and I've never been willing to give her a free pass just because she's a golf superstar.
When was she tested before by the LPGA? Two weeks ago the LPGA was in Japan, Annika wasn't in the field. Three weeks ago the LPGA was in South Korea, Annika was playing a LET event in China. Four weeks ago, Annika played a LPGA event in China. Here's Annika's LPGA results for 2008.
Annika played in Mexico last week. Did Annika mean Mexico or the LPGA China event? Or did she mixup the LET and the LPGA? I don't know if the LET has a drug testing policy. Or did Annika make it up? I don't believe that.
No member of the media at the ADT noted the discrepancy, just Annika's anger. Did they give Annika a free pass or did no one know how LPGA schedule? Probably the later, which shows we golf bloggers know this tour better than the old fashioned media that covers the sport.
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unbelievable
Sirak’s reaction, I mean. So for Sorenstam’s final LPGA round, we are supposed to suspend all rules or policies which might put a damper on the occasion? If she had gotten an unfavorable ruling today would he had blasted that too? The thing that bugs me the most about this, Annika lit the fuse on the media outrage at her post-round news conference, making light of the test and giving incorrect information on when her last test was (as Bill said, it could NOT have been two weeks ago). She knew the media would back her and start slamming the Tour. And for what, enforcing its well-known drug policy? Annika just lost a few more points in my book.
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