Attorney: Doug Barron files suit to stop PGA Tour suspension
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- The first golfer to be suspended by the PGA Tour for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance is asking a federal court to lift his doping suspension.
An attorney for golfer Doug Barron filed a lawsuit in Memphis on Thursday seeking an immediate injunction from the court to let him play.
Lawyer Jeffrey Rosenblum said there would be a hearing in U.S. District Court on Friday. He said Barron is seeking a decision in time to compete in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament next week.
Barron, a 40-year-old journeyman who lost his tour card three years ago, was suspended this month for one year. Under its doping policy, the tour announces a suspension but does not disclose what substance a player used.
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