"Dude, you can't come up like that in the middle of the round."

Doug Ferguson offers more details on the Jim Gray incident. I think they're pretty solid, since he was standing there when Johnson's caddy and Gray opted to pass on the chit-chat and get right to the fun stuff.

After the round, Brown took the blame for the mistake and then turned his frustration toward Gray while Johnson was signing his card for a 2-over 73. Gray walked up on the conversation and Brown said to him, "Dude, you can't come up like that in the middle of the round. It had taken us 13 holes to get over that, and then you bring it up again."

Gray was composed in debating the incident with Brown.

Johnson did not mention Gray during a brief interview with The Associated Press in the parking lot Thursday afternoon, but Stricker was visibly angry when discussing it after his round, and several other caddies were outraged when they heard about it.

The PGA Tour was not involved in the Golf Channel's decision to remove Gray, spokesman Ty Votaw said.