It was only a matter of time before one of the witnesses to the dust-up between Robert Allenby and his caddie, Mick Middlemo, in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open came forward with his version of events.
Speaking out on Friday was Simon Clarke, an Australian who was looping for another player in the group, South Korean S.J. Park. Clarke, who said he has known fellow Aussie Allenby for more than two decades, told Reuters, “I wouldn’t be talking about it if he [Allenby] didn’t tell the media afterwards a whole lot of porky pies [Australian slang for lies].