Athletic journalism du-jour has involved drugs in sports. A lot of the rumbling is speculation and media hype and I never felt compelled to be a part of it. However, as speculation turns into accusation, the story, as it relates to golf, gains some depth.

Greg Norman points a finger at the PGA Tour and Comissioner Tim Finchem for having its "head in the sand" on the issue of performance-enhancing drugs.

Norman persists, "It's been rumoured for over 20 years, players using outside substances to help their performances. If you're playing for $5 million a week, you've got to take advantage of it the best you can. There's probably a multitude of drugs out there we don't even know about."

Norman recently described the tour's drug policy as a "bunch of bulls--t", accusing the policy of being "asleep at the wheel." 

"I think our organisation, as big as it is, should have something in our bylaws stipulating substance abuse. You hear about it all the time on tour and if there are no rules and regulations in place, you don't blame the players for doing it. Just put rules in place," the former world No.1 said.

In fairness to Finchem, he retorts, "I don't think we're being naive ... but we need more than somebody just saying why don't you go test and make sure."  Finchem notes that golf's value relies on being fundamentally different than other sports, but does admit that, "there may come a time, and I'm not dismissing the notion that there won't, where we have to change direction."

I'm not sure why Norman, a lurker on the Champion's Tour, is so worried. It's not like he has any remaining records that have gone unbroken. There are no asterisks in play. I do believe in integrity and I respect Greg for that.