Vijay Singh has settled his lawsuit against the PGA Tour over the way it investigated his use of deer antler spray.
The settlement ends five years of litigation, less than a week before the case was to go to trial in New York.
Terms of the settlement announced Tuesday were not disclosed.
Singh said in a Sports Illustrated article in early 2013 he used deer antler spray.
The tour sent a sample of it from Singh to be tested and it returned small amounts of IGF-1, which was on the banned substance list.
Two months after the tour told Singh he was being suspended for three months, it announced it was dropping the case because of new information on deer antler spray.
Singh claimed in his lawsuit the tour exposed him to public humilation and ridicule during the 12-week investigation.
Singh's lawyers said the tour "rushed to judgment in accusing one of the hardest-working players in golf."
The tour said in its statement that it does not believe Singh intended to gain an unfair advantage by using the deer antler spray.
"Vijay fully supports the PGA Tour's Anti-Doping Program and all efforts to protect the integrity of the game that he loves so much," the statement said.
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