Sky Sports Golf's Wayne Riley and Mark Rowe had a tense exchange during Sir Nick Faldo's third-round coverage of the British Masters at the Belfry.
Their controversy comes from the wedge play of current British Masters leader Niklas Norgaard.
Course commentator Wayne “Radar” Riley was impressed by Norgaard's power-hitting abilities, but he was less impressed with the Dane's wedge-striking skills inside 100 yards.
Former DP World Tour pro Mark Rowe couldn’t agree more with Riley.
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Roy was in the commentary booth with former European Tour pro Richard Boxall and LPGA Tour legend Dame Laura Davies, while Riley was on the course watching Norgard's every move.
Their disagreement came as Norgard was preparing to hit an approach shot on the par-4 10th hole from 97 yards.
Scroll down to see their tense exchange…
Wayne “Radar” Riley
Riley: “This guy can hit the ball hard, and he's got a real long ball path. He's a good player, but here's what I said earlier today on the show. His wedge shots look a little shaky. I hope he can prove me wrong, but he doesn't want to get too crafty with the slope.”
Boxall: “Wayne, is he having trouble with the yardage or…?”
Riley: “No, he seemed to hit it low, his yardage wasn’t right, his distance control didn’t seem very good, but you could forgive him for hitting it 20 feet.”
Norgard then hit a wedge to 15 feet behind the hole.
Roy: “He didn't, that's great, about 15 feet…”
Riley: “Okay Mark, I'm close, so stop correcting me, I'm not that bad…”
Roy: “No, no, I disagree with you. Even though he's big, he's a great wedge player.”
There was a brief pause in the Sky Sports Golf studio as the leaderboard appeared on the screen.
Boxall then eased the tension: “Well, it looks like this…”
Then, Sky Sports Golf took a break.
When coverage resumed, Norgard had made a birdie from 15 feet to extend his lead atop the leaderboard.
“That’s awesome,” Roy said as the birdie putt fell into the hole.
Davis added with a smile: “The wedge play prepared me for all of this…”
Niklas Norgaard
Norgard shot an impressive 8-under 64 in the third round.
He now leads South Africa's Thriston Lawrence by four shots heading into the final round.
Norgaard joins the DP World Tour in 2022, aiming for his first DP World Tour title.
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