PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Trey Mullinax has been suspended for six months for violating the PGA Tour’s anti-doping coverage after testing optimistic for a drug banned by the World Anti-Doping Company.
Mullinax stated in a press release supplied by the PGA Tour on Wednesday that he used the drug to deal with a medical situation he was recognized with whereas attending faculty with out looking for approval underneath coverage.
“My lack of awareness isn’t any excuse,” Mullinax says. “It was my accountability to know the foundations earlier than taking medication, and I failed to take action. I wish to be completely clear: I’ve by no means taken medication for the aim of gaining a aggressive benefit. Anybody who is aware of me is aware of how a lot I respect this sport and the values it represents.”
He’s believed to be the ninth participant to be suspended for the reason that PGA Tour started drug testing in 2008, and the primary since Ahn Byung-hoon in October 2023. Ahn used an over-the-counter cough syrup in South Korea that contained banned substances.
The circumstances surrounding the optimistic check weren’t disclosed on the tour.
Mullinax, who completed one hundred and fiftieth ultimately 12 months’s FedEx Cup and earned conditional standing for 2026, performed solely 3 times within the spring, certainly one of which was a Korn Ferry Tour occasion. His final look was on April 27 on the Zurich Traditional in New Orleans.
He can be eligible to return on Jan. 16, one week earlier than the beginning of the 2027 season.
