Three-time PGA Tour winner Robert Gamez told police he “does not remember anything,” after he was arrested while intoxicated early Sunday morning on misdemeanor battery charges.
Gamez, 54, was seen touching the buttocks of an unknown female victim late Saturday evening at a pool party at a residence in the Bay Hill neighborhood of Orlando, Fla., according to an incident report.
Earlier that evening, Gamez was in the pool when he reached up and grabbed the victim’s top, which resulted in her being exposed. Games then asked the victim to join him in the pool and began making kissy faces at her.
When police arrived, Gamez was lying on a medical stretcher after a male at the party who witnessed the incident reportedly grabbed him around around the neck. Gamez allegedly fell to the ground and was admitted to Dr. Phillips Hospital.
The victim said she had no relation to Gamez in any way. She barely knew who he was when he bothered her at the pool party.
Gamez was released from the hospital early Sunday and arrested on misdemeanor battery charges.
Bay Hill is a familiar place for Gamez, whose 32-year run at the Arnold Palmer Invitational came to an unceremonious end last year, when he shot 20-over 92 in the second round to finish 27-over through 36 holes. Gamez opted not to sign his scorecard and was disqualified from the tournament, in which he once celebrated one of his greatest achievements on the PGA Tour.
