THREE-TIME major champion Vijay Singh of Fiji and the U.S. PGA Tour announced Tuesday they have reached a settlement deal over a 2013 doping dispute over deer-antler spray.

The issue began with comments Singh made five years ago to Sports Illustrated for a story about steroid alternatives, the Fijian saying he had used deer antler spray.

The PGA Tour suspended Singh after finding the spray contained IGF-1, a banned substance under the tour’s anti-doping rules.

Singh appealed the 90-day suspension and while the case was considered, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ruled it no longer considered using the spray a doping violation unless there was a failed drug test involved. That was not the case in Singh’s situation so the ban was revoked. Singh, however, sued the tour later in 2013, saying he was treated unfairly in how the doping violation was handled, causing unfair harm to his reputation. It was this suit that was settled Tuesday.

“The PGA TOUR and Vijay Singh are pleased to announce that we have resolved our prior dispute,” the statement said.

Singh won the 2000 Masters and 1998 and 2004 PGA Championships. He was also a 2003 British Open runner-up and shared third at the 1999 U.S. Open. The former world number one, 55, played 10 PGA events this past season, his best finish a share of 49th at the Masters.

(SD-Agencies)