The PGA TOUR announced Wednesday that Byeong Hun An has violated the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Policy and has been suspended for three months, with the suspension being retroactive to August 31, 2023.
An tested positive for a substance prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) contained in a cough medicine available over the counter in his native Korea. He has cooperated fully with the TOUR throughout the process and accepted his suspension.
He will be eligible to return to competition on Dec. 1, 2023.
The TOUR will have no further comment on the suspension at this time.
The 32-year-old has one DP World Tour win to his name, the 2015 BMW PGA Championship in Wentworth.
The South Korean finished 44th in last season’s FedEx Cup Rankings having regained his PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022 which saw him fly up the world rankings from outside the top-280 to 53rd.
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