Rory McIlroy was restrained by Shane Lowry after a heated end to day two at Marco Simone GC, the place Team Europe maintain a ten.5-5.5 lead over Team USA; Watch the Sunday singles stay from 9am on Sky Sports Golf, forward of the primary tee from 10.35am
By Ali Stafford in Rome
Last Updated: 30/09/23 9:04pm
A livid Rory McIlroy confronted Team USA caddie Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay in the car park put up spherical after an incident on the 18th gap.
A livid Rory McIlroy confronted Team USA caddie Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay in the car park put up spherical after an incident on the 18th gap.
Rory McIlroy was concerned in car park altercation with a Team USA caddie as tensions boiled over after a dramatic end to the Saturday fourballs on the Ryder Cup.
McIlroy was one up with two to play alongside Matt Fitzpatrick at Marco Simone GC earlier than Patrick Cantlay adopted a penultimate-hole birdie by draining a 45-footer on the par-five final to grab a dramatic 1up victory for him and Wyndham Clark.
Cantlay’s large birdie sparked wild celebrations from the American staff, who responded to taunts from European followers in regards to the former FedExCup winner’s lack of hat by waving their USA-branded baseball caps in the air.
Lots of drama on the 18th gap on Day 2 as Team USA wave their caps again on the Ryder Cup crowd as Patrick Cantlay earns his staff an important level.
Patrick Cantlay rubbishes claims he is not sporting his Team USA hat as a type of protest for not being paid to play and says there are not any unity issues inside the staff.
Caddie Joe LaCava appeared to step throughout the road of a European putt as he waved his personal cap in the air, with a heated debate ensuing on the 18th inexperienced after each McIlroy and Fitzpatrick missed their putts to tie the competition.
On the incident, McIlroy stated: “They played a great match, and yeah, I mean, a few scenes there on 18 and just fuel for the fire tomorrow.”
The better of the motion from day two of the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Italy.
Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Justin Rose had been among the many European gamers on the inexperienced throughout the argument, which carried on into the car park as McIlroy proceed to vent his frustration at LaCava.
Justin Thomas’ caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay appeared to aim to diffuse the state of affairs as McIlroy was pointing and shouting at somebody exterior the clubhouse, believed to be LaCava, with Lowry intervening to drag McIlroy away from the incident and in the direction of a ready car to depart the course.
Rory McIlroy had received his opening three matches of this yr’s contest earlier than the defeat on Saturday afternoon
What did Cantlay and his caddie do?
Europe captain Luke Donald revealed McIlroy had felt a “line had been crossed” by LaCava as he celebrated Cantlay holing the putt that finally diminished Team USA’s deficit going into the ultimate day.
“Obviously I was on 18 and I saw it unfold,” Donald stated. “When Patrick [Cantlay] made that putt, Joe [LaCava] was waving his hat – there was some hat-waving going on throughout the day from the crowd, not our players.
Team Europe captain Luke Donald has given his support to Rory McIlroy over the controversial incident on the 18th hole.
“I talked to Rory and he politely requested Joe to maneuver apart as he was in his line of imaginative and prescient, he stood there and did not transfer for some time and continued to wave the hat and I feel Rory was upset about that.
“Rory [McIlroy] felt the line was crossed on the 18th green. He is a passionate player – we all are in this event – and I will speak to him later about it.”
Rory McIlroy has been concerned in a heated alternate with Patrick Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava
Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reported McIlroy’s agent stated the 2 incidents on the 18th inexperienced and in the car park had been associated, whereas Cantlay himself stated: “I was too busy letting out all the emotion that built up over the day. I didn’t get a good look at it.”
What’s subsequent?
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