Rory Sabatini, Sean O'Hair Will Not Be A Featured Pairing Any Time Soon
/Then again, when you read about their "heated exchange" and Sabbo's anger management issues, maybe a Thursday-Friday pairing at the Colonial could spice things up!
Stephanie Wei with the particulars on their Zurich Classic dust up that featured no punches thrown.
O’Hair, whose friends describe him as “non-confrontational,” will probably be slapped with a lighter punishment than Sabbatini, whose infamous temper has led to multiple run-ins (to his credit, he’s significantly simmered down). Word is Sabbo may face a multiple-week suspension, which he then has the option to appeal.
It appears the tension may have started at Riviera earlier in the year after an incident Steve Elling details.
At Riviera, Sabbatini berated a Shotlink volunteer who tried to come to the player's aid on the fifth hole after the South African hit a shot into some deep rough. The volunteer left the Shotlink tower, found a ball in the calf-high rough, and marked its location with a beverage container.
When Sabbatini arrived, he lost his temper and screamed at the volunteer, claiming the ball had been pushed deeper into the rough as a result of the bottle being placed in close proximity. According to caddie Frank Williams, who works for Stewart Cink, the third member of the group, Sabbatini had a complete meltdown.
"It was as bad as I have ever seen," Williams told CBSSports.com a few weeks after the incident.
A witness said Sabbatini ultimately removed his belt and threw it to the ground in disgust.
How adorable!