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June 20, 2026
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Say Hello To Doug Barron, The World’s First Enhanced Golfer

by Eamonn Brennan

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Baseball had Jose Canseco; football had every football player ever; and basketball had LeBron James. (Kidding about that last one. I hope.) Today, golf gets its steroids Patient Zero, a man by the name of Doug Barron. Barron played on the tour for nine years, his best finish (third place) coming at the Byron Nelson Championship in 2008.

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The PGA Tour doesn’t disclose what substance Barron tested positive for, merely that he tested positive. So it could be something as innocent as a supplement. Or it could be Bonds-level horse hormone. Regardless, I’ll never trust this era of golfers again. I mean, have you seen Phil Mickelson lately? How did we not know?!

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