the two consultants removed from the air after their shocking remarks

During the first round of the FedEx Open de France which took place at the Golf National de Saint-Quentin en Yvelines until Sunday, consultants Fabrice Tarnaud and Patrice Barquez slipped live, following an interview with Béatrice Pavon- Deler. The two Golf+ consultants engaged in a dialogue from another age after discussing the performance of French No. 1 Matthieu Pavon, son of Béatrice Pavon-Deler and Michel Pavon, ex-professional footballer turned coach.

“- You told me something before we went on the air, you told me that you were there when Matthew was conceived,” said Fabrice Tarnaud.
«– Yes. Because it’s important. Nobody knows that. Maybe even Beatrice doesn’t know it.” replied Patrice Barquez.
– You weren’t in the room? Is his dad Michel Pavon?”

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These clumsy and totally inappropriate comments were quickly reported by his mother to the player, who chose to no longer answer questions from Canal+ journalists present in the mixed zone, at the end of the course. And the story took on a new dimension when the best French golfers (Victor Perez, Ugo Coussaud, Julien Guerrier…) chose to boycott the media in turn, in order to express their support for Matthieu Pavon. The day after the tournament, many professional players reiterated or rallied this support for Matthieu Pavon, such as Adrien Saddier.

If, in the chronology of the events, the journalists both immediately apologized for their clumsy clumsiness, the sports director of the Canal+ group Thomas Sénécal considered that their remarks were contrary to the values ​​of Canal+ and that he was, therefore, unthinkable to go beyond. After apologizing by calling Béatrice and Matthieu Pavon directly, Thomas Sénécal and the Canal+ group therefore asked the two consultants not to show up at the Golf National on Sunday. Fabrice Tarnaud and Patrice Barquez were replaced at short notice.

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According to our information, Thomas Sénécal plans to raise the subject this Monday during the weekly meeting planned with Thierry David, golf editor-in-chief within the Canal+ sports editorial team, while Fabrice Tarnaud and Patrice Barquez should soon be received.