Sandy Lyle’s Seve and Tony Johnstone Story

Dont know if you heard this one but Sandy Lyle told it during his speech at the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The background to the story has Seve and Tony Johnstone paired together in a European Tour event.  Seve had gotten a number of rulings from the referee that day and Tony was a bit annoyed. As Lyle tells the story:
Both men had driven their balls over a hill, and Johnstone calls Seve over.
“The ball is only a couple of inches from this sprinkler head. Can I get a drop?”
Seve folds his arms and grimaces “No”
Johnstone like a Jack Russell tries again and stretches out his foot in a clearly manufactured way.  “If I move my stance a little like this, can I get a drop from the sprinkler now?”
Seve again says “No Tony.”
“Okay” says Johnstone walking away. “By the way, that’s YOUR ball Seve!”

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