Attorney Jeffrey Rosenblum, representing Barron, said that his client had begun taking testosterone in 2005 because his natural level was below the level considered normal.  “It is not performance enhancing when it is used to keep a man within the normal range,” he said.

Rosenblum alleged that the PGA singled out Barron, a little known player, rather than widely known players for the appearance that it's following a get-tough enforcement of its policy while as many as ten current pro golfers have taken illegal drugs and yet were not suspended. Roseblum stated that he would bring out details of this during the discovery process if and when Barron’s case goes to trial.  The tour stated clearly that Barron was the first player to be suspended— not necessarily the first to receive a positive test.

Rich Young, attorney for the PGA Tour, claimed that beta-blockers could give an unfair advantage in that they might calm the nerves of an athlete who had the shakes.  Young further said a committee of doctors denied Barron’s request for a therapeutic exemption in January of 2009, upon their finding that Barron’s natural testosterone level was within normal limits.  Said Young, “He was told very clearly, ‘You are not to use testosterone.’  Young said Barron’s appeal on the beta-blocker was also denied.