Golf's new drug-testing policy has come under fire from anti-doping chief Dick
Pound after the sport decided to use their own list of banned substances.
The sport has mapped out a list of banned substances and a method
for each organisation to test for them which will come into effect
in 2008.
But World Anti-Doping Agency chief Pound said: "There is quite
a lot of progress that's been made.
"It's very disappointing, however, that they would not use
(the Wada) list."
The golf organisations behind the drug policy include the PGA Tour,
European Tour, US Golf Association, Royal & Ancient, Augsuta
National Golf Club, the PGA of America and the LPGA.
Golf's list of banned substances includes anabolic agents, hormones,
stimulants, narcotics, beta blockers and masking agents.
But the sport stopped short of adopting Wada's list of banned substances.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, who also serves as chairman
of the World Golf Foundation, said: "We don't consider them
in any way impactful as a performance enhancement."
Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson added: "We've
no reason to believe golf is anything but clean."
But Pound responded: "I don't understand that, unless it's
simply organisational testosterone - they can't be seen to accept
anyone else's list.
"My question to golf would be: Is there anything on the list
under the world anti-doping code that you think your players should
be able to take?
"And if there is, then golf should indicate what they think
their athletes should be able to take that the rest of the athletes
around the world can't."
Golf legend Gary Player claimed in July that he knew professional
golfers were taking performing-enhancing drugs, and called for testing.
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