Tiger Woods’ Doctor Being Investigated Over Perfomance Enhancing Drugs

For days we’ve been speculating on when the missing link in the Tiger Woods soap opera, drugs, might enter the story. Although we were hoping that the allegations might include Tiger snorting cocaine off one of his hookers, the story emerging may be far more damaging to the fallen golf star.

A Canadian doctor who has treated Tiger Woods was reportedly arrested by Canadian police, and is under investigation by the FBI on the grounds that he provided athletes with performance-enhancing drugs.

Dr. Tony Galea was arrested in October and his Toronto clinic raided after his assistant was detained at the U.S.-Canadian border after being found to be in possession of human growth hormone and Actovegin.

Actovegin is protein extract obtained from filtered calf blood and is used for circulation and nutrition disturbances, skin grafting, burns, and wound-healing impairment. However, it can be used as a performance enhancer, and for that reason is a banned substance in sport. Human Growth Hormone is also banned in sport.

There is no suggestion at this stage that Tiger took these drugs (although you’ve got to admit the link doesn’t look good,) however it is known that Galea treated Tiger with a treatment called “blood spinning,” where blood is spun in a centrifuge and injected it into injured joints in hopes of accelerating healing.

Canadian police said they are going to file charges against Galea this week and U.S. anti-doping officials said he is “definitely on our radar.”