Kyle Stanley says he was “caught off guard” after being criticized by a playing partner for not alerting spectators to an errant tee shot, and described the incident as a “non-issue.”

Robert MacIntyre said after his round on Friday he was angry with Stanley for not yelling “Fore” before his tee shot went into the crowd on the 17th hole. The ball hit the mother of MacIntrye’s caddie.

Speaking after his third round Saturday at Royal Portrush, Stanley said his caddie, his playing partners and some volunteers or marshals all shouted “Fore,” and he thought “that was enough.”

Stanley said he hasn’t apologized to MacIntyre and doesn’t feel he needed to be “schooled on the rules of golf.”

Stanley, who didn’t play with MacIntyre on Saturday, shot 2-over 73 in the third round and was 2 over for the championship.