Date: February 2008
To: All Member Organisations
From: IGF Joint Secretaries
Re: Anti-Doping Policy at the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships

The IGF’s Anti-Doping Policy for the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships has now been posted in the ‘IGF Anti-Doping Policy’ section of the website www.internationalgolffederation.org.

All Member Organisations competing in the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships should ensure that they are familiar with the Policy and its requirements and that all competitors are aware of their rights and responsibilities in taking part in the Doping Control process. An easy to read Player Guide has also been produced and posted on the website and we would encourage you to ensure that all competitors have access to this Player Guide as soon as possible.

The IGF Policy adopts the WADA List of Prohibited Substances which can be found on WADA’s website www.wada-ama.org. It is vitally important that any competitor who is taking or wishes to take, for a legitimate medical reason, a medication that is prohibited under the IGF’s Policy applies in advance for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). Applications for a TUE should be submitted to the competitor’s national anti-doping organisation and details of these can also be found on www.wada-ama.org. Copies of any TUE issued must be forwarded to the IGF by 17 September 2008. Copies of any TUE issued must also be brought to the Championships.

In the event that a Member Organisation is either unable to contact its national anti-doping organisation or the country concerned does not have a WADA compliant anti-doping organisation, the Member Organisation should contact the IGF who will advise on the best method of applying for a TUE.

Testing at the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships will be conducted by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (www.asada.gov.au) on behalf of the IGF. Players will be advised that they have been selected for Doping Control on completion of their round. More details regarding testing will be provided at the Captains’ meetings prior to each competition.

In the event of an adverse analytical finding (positive test result), which is not invalidated for any reason, for example, an approved TUE on file, the case will be reviewed by the Anti-Doping Committees of the IGF and sanctions imposed.

In a team consisting of three competitors, if one competitor commits a Doping Offence, that competitor’s results will be disqualified and the team result recalculated. If more than one competitor in a team commits a Doping Offence, the team will be disqualified. In a team consisting of two competitors, if one or more competitor commits a Doping Offence the team will be disqualified and the results of the Championships recalculated.

We sincerely hope that no competitor in the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships will breach the IGF’s Anti-Doping Policy.

If you have any queries regarding the Policy, its application, Therapeutic Use Exemptions or any other matter relating to Doping Control, please contact Grant Moir +44 1334 460000 or by e-mail to grantmoir@randa.org.

Yours faithfully

PETER DAWSON / DAVID B FAY

Joint Secretary Joint Secretary

Additional Links

Anti-Doping Acknowledgement Form Memo

Anti-Doping Acknowledgement & Consent Form

Conditions of Championship

IGF Anti-Doping Policy for Australia 2008

World Anti-Doping Code - 2008 Prohibited List

Penalties Applicable for Doping Offenses

Player Guide to Anti-Doping

Visit the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Web Site