Vijay Singh is not too thrilled with the PGA Tour at the moment. The golfer was accused of using deer antler spray, a type of performance enhancer and was forced to endure a two and a half month long investigation before his name was finally cleared of any wrong doing. Now, Singh wants his revenge. He has filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, charging them with violating its duty of care and good faith.
When the original allegations were brought up, it was likely Singh would be suspended for 90 days. The golfer who is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and winner of three majors and 35 tour tournaments admitted in January to using the spray. He was unaware that it could contain a sort of performance-enhancer linked to Insulin-like Growth Factor. The PGA tour began to investigate and the World Anti-Doping Agency discovered the use of deer antler spray was no longer prohibited. The case was officially dropped.
Singh believes that the PGA Tour was too quick to accuse him of any wrong doing and lacked professionalism during the investigation.
"I am proud of my achievements, my work ethic, and the way I live my life. The PGA Tour not only treated me unfairly, but displayed a lack of professionalism that should concern every professional golfer and fan of the game," Singh said in a released statement.
In the lawsuit filed in New York, Singh states the PGA Tour rushed to judgment instead of performing its duties to golfers first. His goal with the lawsuit is to reclaim his good reputation as being "one of the world's hardest working and most dedicated golfers." He believes the effort to suspend him was unwarranted. Singh's attorney says his client was accused unjustly and believes there should not be an asterisk by his name.
Deer antler spray first made headlines after Ray Lewis was first accused of using it. A report showed Singh had met with a company called Sports with Alternatives to Steroids, the same company Lewis was mentioned in being associated with. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem refused to speak on the matter.
