Mutually exclusive? Ha! Be the ball you little turd, or I'll slam your head into a locker next time. HOW did I miss that putt???
VILAMOURA, Portugal (Reuters) - British sports psychologist John Pates has been banned from the European Tour for three months following a scuffle in China last week with a caddie.
Pates, who includes Welsh World Cup player Bradley Dredge on his client-list, was caught on close circuit cameras in a fracas with Dredge's former caddie Rick Brand before the start of last week's Champions tournament in Shanghai.
Pates told Reuters on Thursday: "The fact that I hit him was, in hindsight, unacceptable. At the end of the day, what I did was wrong.
"I have no choice than to accept the ban. I need accreditation to work and they don't want me to work."
The 6ft 3in English sports psychologist admitted striking caddie Brand, 5ft 7ins, in the foyer of the players' hotel in China.
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