Pro golfer Robert Garrigus posted a message on Twitter on Friday, admitting that he failed a drug test for marijuana and that he has been suspended by the PGA Tour.
The Tour on Friday said that Garrigus “violated the PGA Tour Anti-Doping Program by testing positive for a substance identified as a drug of abuse. In accordance with the PGA Tour Conduct Policy, he has been suspended for a period of three months.”
That would presumably make Garrigus eligible to return at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, June 27-30, in Detroit.
Garrigus has appeared in seven PGA Tour events this year. He missed the cut in five of them. His most recent cut made was a T-64 at the Genesis Open in February.
In his message, Garrigus made an apology and offered an explanation.
“After a long period of sobriety, I had a relapse and subsequently failed a drug test for marijuana. A drug, that although legal in many states, is not permitted under the PGA Tour’s anti-doping rules.”
Garrigus went on to say that he doesn’t make the drug’s legality in some places as an excuse.
“I mention that it is legal in many states not as an excuse, but as a word of warning to many people who use or try marijuana. Legal doesn’t mean it isn’t addictive and legal doesn’t mean there aren’t potentially severe consequences if you use it.”
You can read the full message by Garrigus here:
