Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Say sorry over row? Foreget it!
KYLE STANLEY refused to say sorry for smashing
Bob MacIntyre’s caddie’s mum with a ball.
MacIntyre was raging the American failed to shout fore as his off-line drive hit bagman Greg Milne’s mother Stephane during the second round.
She required medical attention on a hand.
Stanley (below) had the chance to say sorry, but tried to deflect the issue with a pop at MacIntyre.
He said: “To paint somebody in a bad light, not playing within the etiquette of the game, you’ve got to be careful.
“When you tell your story, you’ve got to make sure you have all the details. He’s a young player and I’ve been out here a while, so I don’t feel the need to be schooled.”
Stanley was asked to offer an insight into the details he claimed MacIntyre had missed out.
The American claimed several other people had shouted fore, that he didn’t know someone had been injured and the time of impact and that he usually shouts in that situation.
He said: “To me, it’s kind of a non-issue. I know it hit his caddie’s mum’s hands off the bounce and that’s unfortunate.”
Stanley confessed to the confrontation when MacIntyre had a go after he also smacked a marshal on the shin.
But he said: “I wouldn’t say it was heated. I just explained to him my side.”
Asked if he’d said sorry, Stanley replied: “I haven’t.”
MacIntyre said: “I’ve done my part. It’s the etiquette of the game. It’s my opinion.”
Having signed for a level-par third round 71 to stay two-under, MacIntyre insisted the incident won’t ruin his debut Open.
He said: “It’s been an unbelievable week.”