 Stranahan appealed unsuccessfully to Bobby Jones, as well as fellow competitors, to be reinstated.Stranahan was invited to compete again the following year, despite the controversy, which continued, due to his failure to respect the rules.After Stranahan's father was approached by Jones over the matter, the younger Stranahan eventually wrote letters of apology to Jones, and behaved properly thereafter at the tournament, while maintaining there was much more to this situation which remained behind the scenes, without ever specifying the details of this.