Singh lawsuit claims PGA improperly proposed suspension for his use of deer-antler spray

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FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012, file photo, Vijay Singh of Fiji, looks at the scoreboard on the eighth fairway during the second round of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, a week after his doping case was dropped, claiming it damaged his reputation by not doing a thorough job of researching his use of deer antler spray. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour over the way it handled the investigation of his use of deer antler spray.

Singh filed the lawsuit in New York on Wednesday, one week after the tour said it was dropping its case against him. It said the World Anti-Doping Agency said two weeks ago it no longer considers the spray a banned substance except for a positive test.

The lawsuit says the tour had planned to suspend Singh for 90 days.

Singh says he wants to reclaim his reputation and hold the tour responsible for its “unwarranted effort” to suspend him. One of Singh’s attorneys, Jeffrey Rosenblum, says Singh was accused unjustly and that there should not be an asterisk next to the name of the four-time major champion.

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