O'Grady soon afterwards began a series of verbal attacks against Tour Commissioner Deane Beman. At one point, O'Grady said "Deane Beman is a thief with a capital T."   He was fined $5,000 and was made to serve a six event suspension late in the 1986 PGA Tour year for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer.
O'Grady launched a series of verbal assaults against Tour Commissioner Deane Beman. He accused Beman of being a thief, using the term "thief with a capital T."  He was fined $5,000 and suspended from competing in six PGA Tour events for his conduct.