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[quote author=winflop link=topic=17155.msg197071#msg197071 date=1502637455]

Tiger vs Bonds? One guy had some major personal demons OFF THE COURSE. The other guy took illegal, performance-enhancing drugs to improve his performance ON THE FIELD. Not close to a comparison.

Following his first major incident,  the November 2009 car accident,  Tiger admitted that he used the drug Ambien.
Prior to 2009 I had always assumed that Tiger's "calm under pressure" was in large part due to his mom's Buddhist influence, including her training him to meditate. But once the Ambien usage was revealed, I question if that too did not also assist Tiger during tournament play.
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I have never had to use Ambien, but it seems insane to me to think of using ANY significant sedative during high-pressure golf competition.  He got pretty amped up at some points during his rounds,  which doesn't square w/ being on a sedative.

As an aside there was a brief flurry of controversy on the Seniors Tour (when it was known as such) about suspected use of beta-blockers.  I don't know where that went, but I don't recall any bans or testing.  Does anyone know?  Is it just self-enforced by the players?  Or is such medication still in use?

[CornFed]

[quote author=winflop link=topic=17155.msg197071#msg197071 date=1502637455]

Tiger vs Bonds? One guy had some major personal demons OFF THE COURSE. The other guy took illegal, performance-enhancing drugs to improve his performance ON THE FIELD. Not close to a comparison.

Following his first major incident,  the November 2009 car accident,  Tiger admitted that he used the drug Ambien.
Prior to 2009 I had always assumed that Tiger's "calm under pressure" was in large part due to his mom's Buddhist influence, including her training him to meditate. But once the Ambien usage was revealed, I question if that too did not also assist Tiger during tournament play.
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I have never had to use Ambien, but it seems insane to me to think of using ANY significant sedative during high-pressure golf competition.  He got pretty amped up at some points during his rounds,  which doesn't square w/ being on a sedative.

As an aside there was a brief flurry of controversy on the Seniors Tour (when it was known as such) about suspected use of beta-blockers.  I don't know where that went, but I don't recall any bans or testing.  Does anyone know?  Is it just self-enforced by the players?  Or is such medication still in use?