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US Open chiefs deliver verdict on changing controversial driver test policy after Rory McIlroy furore
@Source: dailyrecord.co.uk
US Open chiefs have indicated there will be no change of policy over driver testing at Oakmont. Rory McIlroy’s situation at the PGA Championship led to mass calls for alterations within the system. Players’ clubs are routinely tested at events, but it is not all players with a percentage of the field chosen at random. In addition, results of the tests are kept confidential and both of these scenarios came under heavy fire during and after Quail Hollow. In terms of the percentages, Open champion Xander Schauffele, who first revealed that Scottie Scheffler’s driver had also failed a test at the PGA, outlined his wish that all players and not just some are tested at events in terms of integrity. As regards the confidentiality of the results, a host of pundits such as Paul McGinley were outspoken in saying that results should just be released for the sake of clarity and transparency. However, in an interview with the Golf Channel, Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer's words appeared to suggest that protocols will be just the same for the US Open at Oakmont as they were at the PGA. He said: “We will test drivers here at the US Open. It is something that the PGA Championship, PGA of America invited us in to do, much as the PGA Tour does throughout the year at multiple events. The players all know it. They’re very familiar with it and so, randomly, we will test the drivers of a number of players and we do it early in championship week. "The players welcome it. They want to win with equipment that conforms, so they’re very supportive and I think we keep it kind of under the radar. We don’t want it to be a distraction to the players. They’re all very cooperative. "We think it’s important to make sure that it’s done the right way and everybody’s playing with the right equipment.” Former PGA champion Lucas Glover caused a stir post-Oakmont by suggesting some stars duck the system by handing in back-up drivers for the tests. But Bodenhamer is confident the set-up is robust as he added: “We are confident. We haven’t seen anything to the contrary. "We believe in the integrity of the players. As I said, the players fully cooperate. The Tour invites us in, other majors. So we feel very confident about it and it’s what the players want.”
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