{"id":295315,"date":"2023-10-23T18:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=295315"},"modified":"2023-10-23T18:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:24:20","slug":"rory-mcilroy-has-made-up-with-joe-lacava-after-their-ryder-cup-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-has-made-up-with-joe-lacava-after-their-ryder-cup-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy has MADE UP with Joe LaCava after their Ryder Cup row"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rory McIlroy MADE UP with Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava the day after their tense row at Ryder Cup, as the Team Europe golfer says &#8216;We&#8217;re all friends now&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava clashed at the Ryder Cup<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Team Europe golfer said they made up the day after and were now friends<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>McIlroy won the Ryder Cup with Europe before investing in the Alpine F1 team<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rory McIlroy\u00a0revealed that any bad feeling towards Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava at the Ryder Cup\u00a0in Rome is all in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Team Europe clashed with LaCava on the Saturday, which was believed to have started when the caddie told McIlroy to &#8216;relax&#8217;, while\u00a0McIlroy took exception to LaCava celebrating a putt on the green as he lined up his own shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tensions later spilled over onto the car park, as a raging McIlroy was heard shouting \u2018This can\u2019t happen, this can\u2019t happen \u2013 it\u2019s a f*****g disgrace&#8217; at LaCava, until a security guard and teammates were forced to step between them.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the BBC, McIlroy said that any bad feeling had been left behind after talking it over the following day.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy said: &#8216;Things happen in the heat of the moment, tensions were high. Joe LaCava came into the European team room on the Sunday night and had a drink and a chat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/18\/76044323-12662859-McIlroy_and_LaCava_were_involved_in_a_heated_confrontation_follo-a-1_1698080407895.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy said any bad feeling towards Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava is in the past<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/18\/76017241-12662859-He_was_then_seen_launching_into_a_livid_rant_at_someone_while_le-a-2_1698080511117.jpg\" height=\"345\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair clashed on the course, and in the car park, during the Saturday at the Ryder Cup\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/18\/76902359-12662859-image-a-17_1698080964526.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McIlroy&#8217;s involvement in the row became a dominant headline from Europe&#8217;s 16.5-11.5 win<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve had a great relationship with Joe over the years when he caddied for Tiger [Woods] and that wasn&#8217;t going to change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For me, the incident happened, I purposely didn&#8217;t want to meet anyone on the Sunday morning because I wanted what had happened to fuel me for that day. My whole focus was let&#8217;s make sure Europe win the Ryder Cup and then we will sort all the other stuff out afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And it&#8217;s all fine. We&#8217;re all friends now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The row became one of the dominant headlines from<span>\u00a0<\/span>Europe&#8217;s crushing 16.5-11.5 victory<span>\u00a0over the United States at Marco Simone in Rome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fans had spent the Saturday 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>LaCava waved his hat around in response,\u00a0but this in turn disrupted a McIlroy putt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The day after the incident, after Europe had sealed the trophy, an emotional McIlroy told BBC 5 Live: &#8216;Walking off the 18th yesterday was probably the angriest I&#8217;ve ever been in my career. I said it to the US guys, I thought it was disgraceful what went on and I made that clear.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>McIlroy was conducting an interview on his investment in the F1 team Alpine, where he also revealed his desire to own a stake of Manchester United, having turned down an opportunity with their rivals Leeds United.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/18\/76021463-12662859-LaCava_waved_his_cap_around_in_response_to_taunts_made_by_Europe-m-4_1698080581016.jpg\" height=\"391\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>LaCava waved his cap around in response to taunts made by European fans to Cantlay<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/18\/76848877-12662859-The_Ryder_Cup_star_bought_into_Formula_One_team_Alpine_this_week-a-5_1698080648911.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ryder Cup star McIlroy bought into the Alpine F1 team before attending the US Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12662859\/Rory-McIlroy-Patrick-Cantlays-caddie-Joe-LaCava-day-tense-row-Ryder-Cup-Team-Europe-golfer-says-friends-now.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy MADE UP with Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie Joe LaCava the day after their tense row at Ryder Cup, as [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295314,"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 - 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