Former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky has shared his side of the wild golf course fight that blew up in social media videos last week.

During an episode of the “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast, Tarnasky recounted a brawl that unfolded on the 15th hole of the Alberta Springs Golf Course in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, on July 4. The trouble began when an intoxicated man began taking an excessive 20-25 minutes to play each hole, provoking other players with fight challenges.

“In the end, I politely asked him not to engage and advised him to rethink his actions, hoping he’d just move along,” Tarnasky explained. “I offered him every chance to avoid confrontation, but he decided to charge at me. Backing down isn’t in my DNA.”

The altercation didn’t end favorably for the drunk golfer, later identified as Trevor Ogilvie, who found himself thrown into a pond and severely beaten by Tarnasky.

Tarnasky, who is 6-foot-2, 230 pounds and played five seasons in the NHL, said the altercation took place after Ogilvie was threatening to fight just about everyone in his path, including Tarnasky’s friend and friend’s fiancee.

With Ogilvie and his friend holding up Hole 15, Tarnasky said he rolled up and said, “Hey guys, we gotta get moving.”

“That instantly set him off,” Tarnasky recalled. “He’s doing the fist-clenching and the pumping his arms, and that’s where the altercation starts that’s on the video.”

Tarnasky said he was trying to “make it fun” and not escalate the situation by threatening Ogilvie, but he couldn’t help but warn that he would toss Ogilvie into the nearby pond.

“If I hear I’m going to get thrown in the pond by this f—ing mutant, maybe I’m going to chill out,” Tarnasky said. “I thought maybe that could be a fun way to be like, ‘You guys are in the wrong, let’s speed things up.’”

Ogilvie, who later admitted that the incident was “not his finest moment” and that his “mouth ran faster than is brain,” did not take the hint, and ended up getting bodyslammed into the pond by Tarnasky, who accumulated 297 total penalty minutes in the NHL. 

After the portion of the incident that can be seen in the viral video, Tarnasky said he told Ogilvie and his friend to “get the f— outta here,” which they eventually did. 

The police eventually showed up to the course, with Tarnasky openly explaining what he did and why he did it.

Tarnasky called the aftermath of the crazy scene “pretty tough” and “pretty overwhelming,” even if he’s being heralded as the hero of the situation.

“It’s nice to hear from damn near every single teammate I’ve played with for 13-14 years of my life,” he joked. “Guys are fired up.”