REVEALED: Why Ryder Cup villain Patrick Cantlay was excused from team dinner
Patrick Cantlay was reportedly excused from a Team USA dinner before the Ryder Cup because he was struggling with neck pain.
Ryder Cup super villain Patrick Cantlay was reportedly excused from the gala dinner at the start of the week because of neck pain.
Per Todd Lewis, the pain in his neck has caused him trouble sleeping and so he was allowed by U.S. captain Zach Johnson to rest up.
Lewis further reports that it is folly to suggest there is a split in the Team USA locker room.
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Sky Sports reported Cantlay believes players competing in the Ryder Cup deserve to be compensated and was not wearing a Team USA as a protest.
Cantlay refused to say 'yes or no' when later asked that question but suggested it was ridiculous that going hatless was a protest.
It didn't fit, Cantlay said, and he had planned not to wear one all week.
Cantlay was was goaded by thousands of European fans on day two of the 2023 Ryder Cup who waved their hats at the American.
When Cantlay sank the winning putt in his match with Wyndham Clark against Rory McIlroy and Matthew Fitzpatrick it sparked ugly scenes that spilled into the car park.
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Cantlay's caddie Joe LaCava 'crossed the line' according to McIlroy, who had to be bundled into a vehicle in front of his wife Erica Stoll by Shane Lowry after losing the match.
European captain Donald said he would talk to McIlroy before commenting further on the incident.
Lewis reported:
Ryder Cup singles matches:
- Jon Rahm vs Scottie Scheffler - 11.35
- Viktor Hovland vs Collin Morikawa - 11.47
- Justin Rose vs Patrick Cantlay - 11.59
- Rory McIlroy vs Sam Burns - 12.11
- Matt Fitzpatrick vs Max Homa - 12.23
- Tyrrell Hatton vs Brian Harman - 12.35
- Ludvig Aberg vs Brooks Koepka - 12.47
- Sepp Straka vs Justin Thomas -12.59
- Nicolai Hojgaard vs Xander Schauffele - 1.11
- Shane Lowry vs Jordan Spieth - 1.23
- Tommy Fleetwood vs Rickie Fowler 1.35
- Bob MacIntyre vs Wyndham Clark 1.47
Ryder Cup 2023 results so far
Friday morning foursomes:
4&3 Rahm / Hatton vs. Scheffler / Burns
4&3 Hovland / Aberg vs. Homa / Harman
2&1 Lowry / Straka vs. Fowler / Morikawa
2&1 McIlroy / Fleetwood vs. Schauffele / Cantlay
Friday afternoon fourballs:
Tied: Hovland / Hatton vs. Thomas / Spieth
Tied: Rahm / Hovland vs. Scheffler / Kopeka
Tied: Rose / MacIntyre vs. Homa / Clark
5&3 McIlroy / Fitzpatrick vs. Morikawa / Schauffele
Saturday morning foursomes
2&1 McIlroy / Fleetwood vs. Thomas / Spieth
9&7 Hovland / Aberg vs. Scheffler / Koepka
Lowry / Straka vs Homa / Harman / Homa 4&2
2&1 Hatton / Rahm vs. Cantlay / Schauffele
Saturday afternoon fourballs:
Hovland / Aberg vs. Burns / Morikawa 4&3
Fleetwood / Hojgaard vs. Homa / Harman 2&1
3&2 Rose / MacIntyre vs. Thomas / Spieth
Fitzpatrick / McIlroy vs. Cantlay / Clark 1UP
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