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 engaged in a series of verbal attacks against Tour Commissioner Deane Beman, calling him a "thief with a capital T." This led to a fine of $5,000 and a six-event suspension for O'Grady at the end of the 1986 PGA Tour season.