Published>Wed, Feb 03 10 09:29 AM
Scott McCarron has apologised to fellow American Phil Mickelson for implying that the world number two had cheated by using a 20-year-old Ping-Eye 2 wedge at last week's San Diego Open.The pair had a 10-minute conversation after PGA Tour players met with commissioner Tim Finchem at Riviera Country Club on Tuesday to discuss the lingering debate over the legality of square grooves.
Under United States Golf Association (USGA) rules implemented on Jan. 1, square or U-grooves have been outlawed but the Ping-Eye 2 wedge is deemed legal because of a lawsuit won by its manufacturer over the USGA in 1990.
"I would like to apologise to Phil Mickelson for the comments that I made," McCarron told reporters in the build-up to this week's Northern Trust Open.