"Finchem said to me, 'If you appeal, you would come down to court in Jacksonville and will lose.'"

Nice work by Ryan Ballengee with his interview and latest info on Doug Barron. Obviously the tour will counter this with their side, but it's going to have to be a strong case to outweigh the power of Barron's claims that these were essentially the last acts of a man desperate to improve his health:

Barron admits that he did receive a testosterone shot approximately two to three weeks before the St. Jude.  It was a medical decision of desperation.

"Having been denied for a TUE twice, I said 'Heck with this.  I'm going to go with my doctors and be treated'," he said with emphasis.  "I couldn't get out of bed in the morning."

He contends that the testosterone treatment in June was his only treatment in the last 14 months.  Despite being suspended by the Tour for a year, the Tour can opt to test him anywhere, anytime because he is a member of the Nationwide Tour.  If he fails another test, he can be banned for life.

"My testosterone level is back to that of an 80 year old man.  It's as low as it ever has been."

After being notified of his positive test for both of his samples, Barron inquired with Tim Finchem about the appeal process.

"Finchem said to me, 'If you appeal, you would come down to court in Jacksonville and will lose.'," Barron claims.

"[The Tour] had attorneys.  They tried to bully me.  But I can't prove that I was made to be an example."