Rory McIlroy has provided further insight into the aftermath of his Ryder Cup spat with Patrick Cantlay's caddie, Joe LaCava.
On the 18th green during McIlroy's Saturday four ball match, LaCava's over-the-top and disrespectful celebrations irked the Northern Irishman as he still had a putt to tie the match.
The feud then continued after the match, with LaCava exchanging words with Shane Lowry, while McIlroy was also involved in a heated exchange with Justin Thomas' caddie, Jim "Bones" Mackay.
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McIlroy has now come out and revealed that the tensions were relieved very quickly, with the caddie and player making up after Europe's victory.
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.
I've had a great relationship with Joe over the years when he caddied for Tiger (Woods) and that wasn't going to change.
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Rory McIlroy On Making Amends After Ryder Cup Fight
‘Hatgate’ - the unabridged version.
The caddie was completely out of order here in my view and was deliberately trying to put Rory off.
LaCava’s ‘excuse’ to Shane was, “I just wanted to celebrate” -
Utter bulls*it, Joe. pic.twitter.com/d9pzBN5mwN
— TheGolfDivoTee™ (@TheGolfDivoTee) October 1, 2023
"For me, the incident happened, I purposely didn't want to meet anyone on the Sunday morning because I wanted what had happened to fuel me for that day," added McIlroy.
"My whole focus was let's make sure Europe win the Ryder Cup and then we will sort all the other stuff out afterwards.
"And it's all fine. We're all friends now."
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