Tolliver gets in fistfight after winning celeb golf tourney

“Apparently tempers flared, but it was a personal matter that was quickly resolved.”

That is how Phil Weidinger, the public relations honcho for the American Century Championship golf tourney, described the fight between tournament champion Billy Joe Tolliver and another guy.

Billy Joe Tolliver

Douglas County sheriff’s Sgt. Pat Brooks told Lake Tahoe News, “I don’t have any details yet.”

Sheriff’s deputies regularly patrol the grounds of Edgewood Tahoe during the tournament. But golf was long over when the confrontation occurred.

Sources have told Lake Tahoe News that about 8:30pm July 21 Tolliver got into a fistfight with someone regarding his son.

During a post-tournament interview, Tolliver said, “I’ve got five kids. But only Bubba was here. Bubba got reprimanded by the marshals in the playoff. Hey, kid get off the golf course. Hey, that’s my kid. Relax, yell at me. I told him to stand over there.”

The extent of the injuries to both men is unknown. It took sheriff’s deputies to separate them.

 — Lake Tahoe News staff report