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March 22, 2007
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SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. - The LPGA Tour released the list of substances it will ban when it begins drug testing next year.

The Tour said Wednesday that it will test for 33 anabolic steroids, 29 stimulants and 20 beta-blockers, among other substances. The list is not as comprehensive as the World Anti- Doping Agency's prohibited list, but LPGA Tour general counsel Jill Pilgrim said the tour wanted to target drugs that would enhance golf performance.

"The easiest thing would have been to just go ahead and take the WADA list of prohibited substances that the Olympics use," said Pilgrim, who held the same position with USA Track & Field. "We thought about that and decided that in golf in ...

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