BUTCH HARMON, the most famous golf coach in the world, has rekindled the debate over the use of drugs in the sport by adding his voice to those who believe there are players in the professional game who have used growth hormones and steroids in an attempt to gain an edge over their competitors, writes Lawrence Donegan.

With drug testing due to start on both the European Tour and the US PGA Tour on July 1st, Harmon, the former swing coach to Tiger Woods, said such a move was long overdue.

"You have it (testing) in all sports and I think it is a very good thing it is coming to golf. We would be pretty naive to think that someone hasn't taken a growth hormone or a steroid just to allow themselves to recover from injuries or to hit more balls, and (make) your body react better," he says in an interview published in a forthcoming issue of Golf World. Guardian Service