{"id":293234,"date":"2023-10-01T11:36:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T11:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=293234"},"modified":"2023-10-01T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T11:36:07","slug":"patrick-cantlays-caddie-joe-lacava-apologises-to-rory-mcilroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/golf\/patrick-cantlays-caddie-joe-lacava-apologises-to-rory-mcilroy\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Cantlay&apos;s caddie Joe LaCava apologises to Rory McIlroy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava &#8216;meets with\u00a0Rory McIlroy to clear the air and apologises to his European team-mates&#8217; after furious spat with the Northern Irish star at the Ryder Cup<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Patrick Cantlay\u2019s caddie Joe LaCava reached out to Rory McIlroy to apologise\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LaCava met with the Norther Irishman on Sunday morning ahead of the final day<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>The caddie also apologised\u00a0to the European team for his actions on Saturday\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Patrick Cantlay\u2019s caddie Joe LaCava reached out to\u00a0Rory McIlroy and the European team to apologise and clear the air ahead of the final day\u00a0at the Ryder Cup, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The European team were furious with LaCava after he celebrated in front of\u00a0McIlroy as he prepared for a crucial putt to save the final match on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 68-year-old caddie took of his cap and waved it in the air\u00a0when Cantlay made a decisive putt on 18 in the crucial last four-ball match.<\/p>\n<p>However, LaCava&#8217;s actions were regarded as poor sportsmanship as the Northern Irish golfer still had a putt to tie the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shane Lowry and Justin Rose were furious with\u00a0LaCava and decided to confront the experienced caddie at the back of the 18th green.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/11\/76034023-12580951-image-a-85_1696155407320.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Cantlay\u2019s caddie Joe LaCava reached out to Rory McIlroy and the European team to apologise and clear the air ahead of the final day at the Ryder Cup\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/11\/76034029-12580951-image-a-86_1696155411015.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The European team were furious with LaCava after he celebrated in front of McIlroy as he prepared for a crucial putt to save the final match on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/11\/76034061-12580951-image-a-88_1696155461283.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 68-year-old caddie took of his cap and waved it in the air when Cantlay made a decisive putt on 18 in the crucial last four-ball match<\/p>\n<p>Tensions then spilled over onto the car park with McIlroy heard shouting \u2018this can\u2019t happen, this can\u2019t happen \u2013 it\u2019s a f*****g disgrace&#8217; at the caddie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result, a security guard was forced to step in and calm things down before teammate Lowry guided McIlroy to a waiting BMW 4&#215;4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0NBC,\u00a0LaCava has reached out to the European team to apologise for his behaviour on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is said to have met with\u00a0McIlroy this morning &#8211; with the pair looking to put yesterday&#8217;s antics behind them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Europe head into the final day needing four points to regain the trophy with a lead of 10.5-5.5 following a late US comeback but a rollercoaster day of golf was overshadowed by extraordinary scenes as the sun set.<\/p>\n<p>The first flashpoint was triggered on the 18th. Fans at a raucous Marco Simone had spent the round taunting Cantlay by waving their hats in the air after an earlier report claimed he was not wearing a cap as a form of protest against not being paid for competing in the tournament \u2013 something he later denied.<\/p>\n<p>And when Cantlay sank a stunning 30-footer to put the US on the brink of winning his match with Wyndham Clark against McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick he responded by mimicking taking off a hat &#8211; while bag man LaCava joyously twirled his in McIlroy\u2019s line of vision.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy made his feelings clear before LaCava went back to argue the point as McIlroy weighed up the key shot. Both Lowry and Rose, who had gathered to watch, also spoke to LaCava and \u2013 when subsequently McIlroy and Fitzpatrick missed their shots \u2013 made their way onto the green to reinforce the point as the row continued up the tunnel to the clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Tempers appeared to cool but around 20 minutes later a video clip emerged of a further confrontation on the car park. McIlroy, still in his playing gear, could be seen angrily pointing his finger and shouting at someone off shot, believed to be LaCava.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy appeared to address the situation on Saturday, saying:\u00a0&#8216;Matt and I played well. Obviously they had a great finish and Patrick made three great putts at the end to seal the deal, so hats off to them,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They played a great match, and&#8230; a few scenes there on 18 and just fuel for the fire tomorrow.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Luke Donald said:\u00a0\u2018I&#8217;ll talk with Rory when I get back. I didn&#8217;t see the incident (on the car park). I saw the one on 18. I think we always &#8212; as I said in my speech, we always try and play with passion, play with energy, but play with respect. That will certainly be my message to the players.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Zach Johnson defended LaCava. \u2018I saw passion and all of what&#8217;s great in the Ryder Cup come out,\u2019 he said. \u2018And to my knowledge, based on what I was told, that was diffused after the match, and so I&#8217;m told it&#8217;s all good.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Spain\u2019s Jon Rahm hit back at LIV rebel Brooks Koepka who on Friday had accused him of acting like a child after he sank a 25-foot putt for an eagle to tie their fourball on the last.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Whatever he says, it shouldn\u2019t change the way I approach this tournament,\u2019 Rahm said. \u2018That\u2019s it. I\u2019m here to do my job and whatever comments anybody else may have shouldn\u2019t really change the way I go about it or what I think of myself.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12580951\/Patrick-Cantlays-caddie-Joe-LaCava-meets-Rory-McIlroy-clear-air-apologises-European-team-mates-exuberant-celebration-Ryder-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava &#8216;meets with\u00a0Rory McIlroy to clear the air and apologises to his European team-mates&#8217; after furious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Patrick Cantlay&amp;apos;s caddie Joe LaCava apologises to Rory McIlroy - All My Sports News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/golf\/patrick-cantlays-caddie-joe-lacava-apologises-to-rory-mcilroy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patrick Cantlay&amp;apos;s caddie Joe LaCava apologises to Rory McIlroy - All My Sports News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava &#8216;meets with\u00a0Rory McIlroy to clear the air and apologises to his European team-mates&#8217; 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