{"id":337961,"date":"2023-10-11T19:21:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=337961"},"modified":"2023-10-11T20:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:00:32","slug":"pga-tour-bans-star-for-cough-medicine-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=337961","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour bans star for 'cough medicine' drug"},"content":{"rendered":"

Byeong Hun An has been suspended for violating the PGA Tour<\/a>'s anti-doping policy because of a banned substance found in cough medicine sold over the counter in South Korea.<\/p>\n

The PGA Tour announced the three-month suspension and said the 32-year-old An cooperated during the process and accepted his suspension.<\/p>\n

He is believed to be the eighth player suspended since the PGA Tour began drug testing in 2008, and the first since Matt Every in 2019.<\/p>\n

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An finished 44th in the FedEx Cup this year, so he is qualified for all of the $31.2 million signature events in 2024.<\/p>\n

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The suspension is retroactive to August 31, meaning he will be eligible to return on December 1.<\/p>\n

He has not played since the BMW Championship in August. The FedEx Cup fall swing is primarily for players trying to secure their PGA Tour cards for next season.<\/p>\n

An, who at 17 became the youngest US Amateur champion in 2009 at Southern Hills, has yet to win on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

He won the European tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, in 2015. He played in the Presidents Cup in 2019 in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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