here is a great tale of just how annoyed some stars can get over autogrpah signing for fans when they are supposed to be practising their golf at serious money spinning events, this was of course the heated exchange between jack nicklaus and gary player - what a tizzz - handbags at 10 paces
Presidents Cup captains Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player engaged in an animated exchange over players signing autographs during practise rounds on Tuesday.
Nicklaus, who is captaining the US team for a third time, confronted Player on the driving range and accused the International team captain of breaking and agreement to not allow players to sign autographs on the golf course.
World number two Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen and the International team in general were seen signing autographs throughout the day as they practised at the Robert Trent Golf Course. Later, some US team members also signed for fans.
After talking with Player, Nicklaus told fans around the driving range – as he was signing autographs – that some of his players thought the Internationals were making them look “like jerks”, said Nicklaus.
The European team drove the US to distraction at last year's Ryder Cup in Oakland Hills near Detroit, signing autographs and mingling with American fans as part of a major charm offensive designed to help diffuse some of the hostility they might face during the event.
