Miguel Angel Jimenez rows with Keegan Bradley at World Match Play

Keegan Bradley and Miguel Angel Jimenez get involved in an argument at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship.

Friday’s final round-robin fixtures at the World Match Play in San Francisco were overshadowed by a remarkable row during the dead rubber between Keegan Bradley and Miguel Angel Jimenez.

Jimenez appeared to disagree with where Bradley had taken a drop on the 18th and, while trying to put his point across, told Bradley's caddie Steve Hale to shut up.

Hale took exception to this and Bradley - who had already asked Jimenez to "do me a favour" and walk over to his own ball - then stepped right in front of the Spaniard to say: "Don't tell my caddie to shut up."

The issue was finally resolved and Jimenez won the match, but although he and Bradley shook hands, the debate was still raging and Hale refused to shake hands with Jimenez on the 18th green.

Later Bradley said: "It was just a heat-of-the-moment thing.

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"It was disappointing. I'm pretty bummed out about it. It was just...I had a ruling and he felt like he needed to intervene and I felt like he was being inappropriate to me and my caddie.

"I have nothing but respect for him. He's a great player out here, but I have to be able to stick up for myself when I feel something is wrong."

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Jimenez was also keen to draw a line under the incident. 

"Whatever he say, now (it) is finished. The round is finished and everything is done. We had a little discussion, but it is done."

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