Ok...spill it! Who was it?

I have it on very reliable information that Leonard Thompson did almost the very same thing in the late 80'sa. My former business partner (who's a runner, not a golfer) witnessed Thompson kick his ball out of some tree roots when he didn't think anyone was watching. Thompson didn't see my partner on the jogging path until after he hit his shot and when he did see him he gave him an embarrassed smile and one of these He only knew it was Thompson when he saw his picture in a media guide. I never viewed Thompson in the same light again.