Canal + suspends two golf consultants after crude comments about the mother of Matthieu Pavon, the French number 1 – Libération

2024-10-14 16:22:00

The crypto channel has suspended two of its golf consultants, Fabrice Tarnaud and Patrice Barquez, after an October 10 blunder against the mother of French No. 1 Matthieu Pavon in the middle of the French Open.

There was a time when commentator Philippe Candeloro could comment on the air about an Italian skater’s chest without any consequences. Those days, fortunately, now seem to be over. The proof: Last weekend, Canal+ suspended two of its golf consultants, Fabrice Tarnaud and Patrice Barquez, after an error involving the mother of French No. 1 Matthieu Pavon in the middle of the French Open. Managed internally, as said the Parisianthe case could result in more significant sanctions in the coming days.

The two commentators left on Thursday 10 October. While Europe’s best golfers played in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, the two men engaged in a tasteless joke about Matthieu Pavon’s project. “You were there when Matthew [Pavon] was designed…”said, one. And to involve: “Weren’t you in the room? Is your father Michel Pavon? […] It’s true that Matthieu Pavon was conceived at CREPS in Toulouse, we still feel it. The Mimosa room at CREPS de Lespinet in Toulouse, for those who know. On the Palmola golf course. Comments that shocked the world of golf and in particular the mother of the French number 1 Béatrice Pavon-Deler, a childhood friend of the two consultants.

In reaction, Matthieu Pavon decided to boycott the encrypted channel, refusing to take part in Canal interviews. Just like other French golfers say including Victor Perez, Ugo Coussaud, Julien Guerrier, Adrien Saddier the Figaro. With from the ParisianCanal + explains that it strongly condemns the comments made, “contrary to all values ​​and what we can imagine about our antennas”. “I hope that these two people will no longer comment for Canal +. Shocking comments made live are unacceptable. It’s not embarrassing when the discussion on this topic lasts a good 3 minutes.golfer Adrien Saddier complained about X.