Colin Montgomerie threw one of his famous tantrums when he swore, cut short a radio interview, insulted reporters, and all but ruled himself out of the Open following a three-over par 74.
The moody Scot described his round as "awful" when he came out of the recorder's hut and was ushered to a television interview with the BBC.
He was then asked to speak to a Radio Five Live reporter and said to himself: "F ing great - after a 74 I don't need this."
Montgomerie did, however, speak to the radio interviewer, but reacted angrily to the first question, which suggested it had been a tough day and asked how difficult it had been for him to hang in there.
The 39-year-old then blasted: "This isn't live, is it? Good, because let's stop it right there.
"It wasn't a difficult day, the conditions were easy. If you ask a decent question I'll give you a decent answer."
He then turned to waiting newspaper reporters and asked what they wanted to know, before giving a short, stern interview.
"I am very disappointed, obviously," said Montgomerie.
"I got off to a good start, I birdied the second and third, and didn't continue, so I am very disappointed.
"I didn't play well. I didn't even make the fairway with a two iron at the last, which is very disappointing. I only hit it 170 yards - terrible."
When asked if he could raise his game and rally, he added: "I'll try to, but it is very difficult. I am not swinging the club even the way I did at Loch Lomond, so I don't know what goes wrong.
"I'll try, obviously, but I don't envisage that anything is going to happen.
"I am going to the practice ground to see what I can do to try and feel the club head, because unfortunately I am not feeling the club head very much.
"That makes it very difficult because I don't know where I am at the club with the swing.
"I am not playing well and it's disappointing really when you come here full of expectation and do that. It's not very good.
"It's not like me. The good ones are very good, but the bad ones seem worse than they used to be.
"Bad rounds before used to be 71 and 70 and now they are getting a little bit higher. It must be age, it is catching us all up, and now I am struggling to make the cut."