An 80-year-old man wanted golfers charged with assault over a recent skirmish on the links in Cavendish.
An RCMP officer, however, said the incident earlier this week should have been dealt with by a golf marshall, not a cop.
Sgt. Gary McLeod said an elderly golfer filed an assault complaint after a foursome forced their way past the man and his wife during a round of golf at the Green Gables Golf Course.
McLeod said someone from another group kicked a ball off the tee and pushed the couple aside because the pair of golfers wouldn't allow the foursome to play through.
The officer said the elderly golfer "obviously didn't want them to play through."
McLeod said there isn't enough evidence to support criminal intent to assault.
"It was more about golf course etiquette than anything," he said.
Green Gables general manager Kevin Champion said the story seems to have taken on a life of its own.
"I heard about four different versions," he said.
"It was totally, in my opinion, blown out of proportion."
Champion heard the couple even walked off the 13th hole -- scene of the alleged crime -- to go to a nearby RCMP detachment to file their complaint.
He agrees with the Mounties that the incident did not require police intervention.
Champion said the incident pales in comparison to other heated exchanges he has encountered in this so-called gentleman's sport.
"I've come across people almost throwing fists at one another," he said.
The RCMP sergeant said this is the first time he has come across a golfer who claimed to be assaulted by another player.
Source: The Guardian (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)
