(SportsNetwork.com) – Dan Olsen, a onetime PGA Tour member, stated in a radio interview on Friday that Tiger Woods is serving a one-month suspension and is not injured. Olsen backtracked on that statement on Monday.<\/p>\n
In an interview with 730 AM The Game in Lansing, Michigan, Olsen stated that he heard from a “credible source” that Woods had been suspended for one month for a failed drug test. Olsen said his source was an exempt tour player.<\/p>\n
Olsen stated, “It’s not testosterone, but it’s something else. I think when it’s all said and done, he’s gonna surpass Lance Armstrong with infamy.”<\/p>\n
Later in the interview, Olsen mentioned that Woods uses a “cheater ball.”<\/p>\n
Both of those statements were denied on Monday.<\/p>\n
“These claims are absolutely, unequivocally and completely false,” said Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent, in a statement. “They are unsourced, unverified and completely ridiculous. The PGA Tour has confirmed that there is no truth to these claims.”<\/p>\n
“There is no truth whatsoever to these claims. We categorically deny these allegations,” said Ty Votaw, executive vice president of the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
Woods’ longtime sponsor, Nike, also made a statement.<\/p>\n
“Every ball Tiger has put in competitive play from Nike has been thoroughly tested and approved by the USGA and R&A in accordance with their governing rules,” the company stated.<\/p>\n
After Olsen’s claims were refuted, Olsen backtracked on his statements in a Monday interview.<\/p>\n
“Everything I said on that radio interview was only my opinion and not based on any firsthand knowledge or facts,” Olsen told ESPN.com. “I want to make a full retraction to everything I said for the entire radio interview, and I apologize to Tiger, Nike, Phil (Mickelson), (PGA Tour commissioner) Tim Finchem and the PGA Tour.”<\/p>\n
Olsen, 48, spent one full year on the PGA Tour in 2004, with his best finish being a tie for 12th at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. He also spent two full seasons on the Web.com Tour, where his best finish was a tie for third at the Knoxville Open in 2005.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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