Golf-PGA Tour suspends Mullinax for six months over anti-doping violation


Golf - The 151st Open Championship - Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain - July 21, 2023 Trey Mullinax of the U.S. tees off on the 1st hole during the second round REUTERS/Phil Noble

July 29 (Reuters) - ⁠Trey Mullinax has been suspended for ⁠six months after testing positive ‌for a substance prohibited under the PGA Tour's anti-doping policy, the tour said on ​Wednesday.

Mullinax, who is eligible ⁠to return on ⁠January 16, 2027, cooperated with the tour's ⁠process ‌and accepted the penalty, the PGA Tour said.

The 34-year-old ⁠American said he had used medication ​to ‌treat a condition first diagnosed during ⁠college but ​had not sought approval under the tour's anti-doping rules.

"I take full ⁠responsibility for what happened," Mullinax ​said in a statement, adding that he had never used a substance ⁠with the intention of gaining a competitive advantage.

Mullinax, who missed the cut in both of his PGA Tour ​starts this year, ⁠claimed his lone tour victory at ​the 2022 Barbasol Championship ‌at Keene Trace Golf ​Club in Kentucky.

(Reporting by Rory Carroll, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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