For those of you who don't know Canada's Brad Fritsch, he's not likely to ever be found in the gym along with today's flat bellies, not likely to see him at Weight Watchers, he is a very talented golfer who has made his way through the ranks to the Web.com tour after a stint on the PGA, despite his dislike of a physical fitness regime.
He met his wife on EHarmony he is 40 now and they have 2 young children and his weight had ballooned to his heaviest at 242 pounds so he decided to follow the same diet his wife lost 25 pounds on, run by a close friend, Alex who is also his chiropractor.
In his post about all this on FB he talks about the strict 2 meal a day diet, multi vitamins, 120oz of water a day, detox solution and a spray called BioSom.
All was going well he'd lost 25 pounds and was talking with his brother about it, when his brother said " Hey that's not the spray Vijay got in trouble with is it"
Fritsch checked it out and his heart sank when he saw it contained DHEA which is on the Anti Doping list for PGA Tour members.
So, and this only happens in golf, he called Andy Levinson Head of the Anti Doping program and told him what he had done and as a result was suspended 3 months retroactive to November 30. He returns on February 28th..
It is more important to Brad Fritsch, and all pro golfers that their integrity and fair play is unquestioned. To be branded a cheat is to be finished as a pro golfer.
It is unlikely he would ever have been found out, even though it was totally by his own mistake, but the very thought that once he knew he'd done wrong, that he could just go on playing was never in question.
Can you imagine this happening in football, baseball, basketball, all the diving in soccer, etc...
Of course not... only in golf.
Bryan Angus
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