Toronto-based doctor
Anthony Galea
, whose
clients included
Tiger Woods
and
Alex Rodri-
guez
, has admitted to charges of smuggling
illegal drugs into the U.S., including human
growth hormone (HGH).
Galea was said to have
treated 20 professional
athletes from October
2007 to September 2009.
His plea means a trial,
revealing his clients, will
not be held.
Woods said recently that
he had been treated by
Galea, but categori-
cally denied using
performance-enhanc-
ing drugs.
to read more. Anthony Galea
Woods announced on his website last week
that he is out of this week’s British Open be-
cause his left knee has not fully healed.
to read R&A response.
goal of qualifying for the 2012 Ryder Cup.
to read more.
Frenchman
Thomas Levet
withdrew from
this week’s Open Championship after breaking
his shin by jumping into a lake while celebrat-
ing his victory last week at the French Open.
to read more.
Gary Player
will join
Arnold Palmer
and
Jack Nicklaus
as an honorary starter at The
Masters next year.
to read more.
The First Tee announced the launch of a
major fundraising campaign last week that will
help bring the positive lessons and values of
The First Tee programs to an additional 10 mil-
lion young people by 2017.
to read more.
The LPGA Championship at Locust Hill
Country Club will have earlier dates in 2012.
to read more.
The R&A announced that The Open Cham-
pionship will showcase “@TheOpen LIVE,” a
live online channel that will broadcast from
Wednesday 13 to Sunday. The channel will be
streamed live on Opengolf.com, Facebook and
LiveStream.com, and on The Open’s iPhone and
Android apps.
to read more.
Irishman
Tom Ramsey
, who became a
legendary golf writer in Australia, died June 29
after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 75.
to read more.
U.S.-based Scottish golfer
Martin Laird
an-
nounced he will join the European Tour with the
The St Andrews World Golf Festival is the
first golf festival held in St Andrews, and will
run from 28 March to 1 April 2012. It is a global
celebration of the 600 years that golf has been
played in Scotland and around the world.
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