Dustin Johnson

[ColchesterFC]

Interesting. I assume the US Tour will be supporting his rehabilitation but won't' be looking for any retrospective action or investigate if he had played positive before. I didn't think they were random testing (or am I wrong) so wonder if he took the step or was "persuaded"

I now work freelance so this no longer applies but when I was working as an employee for a company it was common knowledge that if the drug and alcohol testers turned up and you knew you'd fail, you could go and see your manager and tell them you had a drug and/or alcohol problem. If you told them this before you took the test they couldn't fire you and had to help you with the problem.

Totally wild speculation on my part but could this (or something similar) be what has happened here?

 

[chrisd]

I work offshore (where we get randomly D&A tested) and the info I've been given by our medic that carries out the tests is that for a urine test.....

Amphetamines 1 to 5 days
Cannabis 2 to 3 days for one off use (up to 45 days for persistent use)
Cocaine between 12 hours and 3 days
Crystal Meth 1 to 4 days
Ecstasy 1 to 4 days
Heroin 2 to 5 days

EDIT - chronic or heavy use of cocaine can result in a positive test up to 10 days after a binge.

In my case

Tea and coffee - every half an hour

 

[One Planer]

If you were to look at golfers then Johnson would certainly imo be the one more suspectable to the playboy lifestyle or partying etc

As opposed to Poulter, Fowler, Crane, Et al?

 

[chrisd]

If you were to look at golfers then Johnson would certainly imo be the one more suspectable to the playboy lifestyle or partying etc

I'd have thought Monty .... no one could be that miserable on the course unless they were doing cold turkey!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

As opposed to Poulter, Fowler, Crane, Et al?

Poulter not at all - even when he was an assistant he was always about his golf and his lifestyle is all about his cars

Fowler - church boy

Johnson - in magazines and at celeb parties all over the states with his OH

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I'd have thought Monty .... no one could be that miserable on the course unless they were doing cold turkey!

Thats a lot of drugs being used above the wall

 

[One Planer]

Poulter not at all - even when he was an assistant he was always about his golf and his lifestyle is all about his cars

Fowler - church boy

Johnson - in magazines and at celeb parties all over the states with his OH

I'm not often one for pedantry, however:

Im not sure if im surprised or not if its recreationally drugs

Golfers dont really appear to live the "Playboy Lifestyle" etc to get involved in that sort of stuff BUT Johnson would certainly look to type.

Regardless of the backgrounds of the above, I would suggest that that they look more likely than Johnson.

Of course we all see something different in everybody. Perhaps it's the beard :smirk:

 

[Val]

Johnson needs to stop sniffing and snivelling and get on with it.

 

[TheClaw]

Would have been much easier to fake an injury. The way this statement has been issued makes it look like he has been asked to take some time off.

 

[Slab]

Its amazing how all the media are reporting this and mentioning drugs without actually stating its drug related

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Its amazing how all the media are reporting this and mentioning drugs without actually stating its drug related

When Sky talked about it last night, David Livingston said "we have our suspicions" before they started flirting around the drugs thing. I have no idea what thie issue is, but the way they spoke certainly suggested to me they knew something.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Just reading reports from last year - Singhs lawyer mentioned Johnson and a few others in regards doping claims on tour ?

 

[Chisteve]

When Sky talked about it last night, David Livingston said "we have our suspicions" before they started flirting around the drugs thing. I have no idea what thie issue is, but the way they spoke certainly suggested to me they knew something.

I watched that last night mention of Olympics and testing also

They were intermating PGA should have stated more rather than the way they have trying to protect him

They obviously know exactly what is going on but could not say anything

Drugs do completely screw minds eventually

 

[Captainron]

Johnson apparently had a pretty dodgy time in his teens and ran with a gang who were involved in a shooting of sorts (might have been a drive by) and he decided to get out. Likelihood is that whilst in that gang he was exposed to narcotics. It would be naive of us to think that golfers were exempt from the lure of recreational drugs. I hope that if it is a drug issue, he gets the help he needs and gets back to doing what he's good at.

 

[Foxholer]

....They were intermating PGA should have stated more rather than the way they have trying to protect him

They obviously know exactly what is going on but could not say anything

Drugs do completely screw minds eventually

PGA make a distinction between 'performance enhancing' drugs - which they announce - and recreational/lifestyle ones - which they don't announce.

There was certainly a controversy about his 3 month 'back injury from lifting a Jet-Ski' a while ago - he won his 2nd tournament back - and his background certainly isn't squeaky clean!

Golf screws (with) your mind from day 1!

 

[Matty2803]

No go from being a contender for the open one week and then missing the cut the next...

 

[Curls]

Can't be bothered with all the speculation, could be just his mental side. Personally as much as he's very very good I've never rated him as a contender to win things, I've never bet on him, all too often I've seen him in a good position only to blow it (usually with awful putting).

Said the 11 handicap.

 

[pokerjoke]

Johnson apparently had a pretty dodgy time in his teens and ran with a gang who were involved in a shooting of sorts (might have been a drive by) and he decided to get out. Likelihood is that whilst in that gang he was exposed to narcotics. It would be naive of us to think that golfers were exempt from the lure of recreational drugs. I hope that if it is a drug issue, he gets the help he needs and gets back to doing what he's good at.

Apparently,likelihood,shooting of sorts.
Unbelievable speculation.
And you mentioned Naïve.

If you know its true you would not have used these words.

 

[Ethan]

As opposed to Poulter, Fowler, Crane, Et al?

I think Poulter is more the big house and fast car type, but otherwise pretty family.

Crane and Fowler are well known God botherers so probably doesn't take much and may not even drink.

So is Bubba, so being holy obviously doesn't preclude being a [REDACTED].

 

[One Planer]

I think Poulter is more the big house and fast car type, but otherwise pretty family.

Crane and Fowler are well known God botherers so probably doesn't take much and may not even drink.

So is Bubba, so being holy obviously doesn't preclude being a [REDACTED].

My point being don't judge a book by it's cover.