Tour pro blasts behaviour of Solheim Cup caddies: "The game I love going too far the wrong way"
DP World Tour pro Pablo Larrazabal wasn't happy with the behaviour of two Solheim Cup caddies during the second day of the biennial dust-up.
DP World Tour pro Pablo Larrazabal wasn't a fan of the antics on display during the second day of the Solheim Cup.
In case you aren't aware what happened then let us quickly fill you in.
Alison Lee and her U.S. partner Megan Khang were playing in the Saturday afternoon fourball session against the European duo of Anna Nordqvist and Madelene Sagstrom.
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The U.S. side got off to the best possible start, courtesy of Lee holing her approach shot on the second hole from 86 yards to take the early lead.
Lee and Khang, understandably, went wild at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club after seeing her golf ball drop for an unlikely eagle.
But their caddies went wilder, with both loopers ripping off their shirts in the ensuing frenzy.
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Remarkably, the moment was actually choreographed a few moments earlier.
According to Golf Channel, Khang's caddie, Jack Fulghum, pitched a wager on the second tee.
Fulghum's proposed that if either player holed out for eagle then the caddies would pay out $500 each.
Lee retorted: "No, if we hole out, you guys take your shirts off."
Lee and Khang eventually closed out their match, winning 4&3 against the Swedish pairing.
The Americans led 10-6 heading into the Sunday singles.
The aforementioned Larrazabal wasn't a fan of what he saw, though, writing on X: "Shirts off from caddies to celebrate a great shot at the Solheim Cup?
"The game that I love is going too far the wrong way."
Larrazabal's post also received a mixed response.
Some suggested he should relax and the Solheim is all about passion.
Others agreed and described the frenzied behaviour as 'disgraceful'.
This isn't the first time a celebration at a professional golf event has hit the headlines.
PGA players Joel Dahmen and Harry Higgs rubbed Tour officials the wrong way when they both whipped off their shirts to celebrate their putts dropping at the rowdy 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale during the 2022 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
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