SYDNEY, March 3 AAP - Journeyman golfer Dan Olsen has apologised and retracted an unsubstantiated claim that Tiger Woods was serving a drug suspension from the US PGA Tour.
Olsen, who played in 35 tour events between 1989 and 2011, sparked a storm when he made the claim in a radio interview in the US last Friday.
It came as former world No.1 Woods takes time away from the tour to work on his game after struggling badly for form since his return from back surgery.
Olsen said he'd "heard he's on a month's suspension. It's kind of a strong witness. It's a credible person who is telling me this."
"It's not testosterone, but it's something else."