"But it was a process [getting the TUE] that nearly sent me over the edge."

Bob Harig talks to Shaun Micheel about his "TUE" saga with the tour in light of revelations about Doug Barron's positive test and civil suit.

The PGA Tour, other than to acknowledge that Barron requested the TUEs last year and was denied, had no comment.

Micheel has been taking prescribed testosterone for several years and said he went through months of anguish in order to get the exemption he felt necessary to remain healthy and continue his career.

"I was filled with all sorts of questions about what was going to happen to me if I'm not allowed to take this medication," Micheel said. "Will I just feel terrible every day? I was told for me to have a performance gain [by taking testosterone], I'd have to bathe in the stuff every day. I take it for therapeutic reasons -- a little bit I rub onto my shoulder every day.

"But it was a process [getting the TUE] that nearly sent me over the edge."