{"id":289717,"date":"2023-10-01T16:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289717"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:24:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:24:43","slug":"ryder-cup-cantlay-hits-out-at-outright-lies-after-cap-protest-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/golf\/ryder-cup-cantlay-hits-out-at-outright-lies-after-cap-protest-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup: Cantlay hits out at 'outright lies' after cap protest claim"},"content":{"rendered":"
Patrick Cantlay branded reports that he refused to wear a cap at the Ryder Cup in protest at not being paid\u00a0as ‘outright lies’ after he sealed victory over Justin Rose on Sunday.<\/p>\n
It was claimed that Team USA have been blighted by a rift after Cantlay questioned why players were not being paid to play in Rome.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reports suggested that Cantlay showed his frustration by refusing to wear a team cap. That sparked taunts and a hostile atmosphere from the home crowd.<\/p>\n
‘It’s totally false – it couldn’t be further from the truth,’ Cantlay told NBC on Sunday. ‘There hasn’t been one word of that all week. The US team has been close all week. It’s just outright lies.’<\/p>\n
The US PGA requested extra security for Cantlay for Sunday’s singles showdown after his\u00a0caddie Joe LaCava\u00a0landed himself in hot water for celebrating in McIlroy’s face as he prepared for a crucial putt to save the final match on Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Patrick Cantlay hit out at ‘outright lies’ after he was embroiled in a storm at the Ryder Cup<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rory McIlroy had argued with Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava after a fractious day in Rome<\/p>\n The 68-year-old, who used to caddie for Tiger Woods, took off his cap and waved it in the air when Cantlay made a decisive putt on 18 in the crucial last four-ball match.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n LaCava decided to wave his hat in the air to hit back at the fans who had been taunting\u00a0Cantlay all day,\u00a0<\/span>waving their hats in th<\/span>e air and chanting ‘where’s your cap?’<\/span><\/p>\n Cantlay blocked out the crowd again on Sunday to beat Rose 2 and 1 as the USA chased an unlikely comeback.<\/span>\u00a0‘I think it’s great – the fans are invested and it’s so different than a normal week and you have to embrace it,’ he said afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n ‘I did my best – unfortunately dealing with some weird, completely false media stories from just one person and the crowd took it and ran with it and that’s alright – I had fun with them today.<\/p>\n ‘That’s how this tournament should be, that’s exactly what I expected. Europe has played great all week, they’ve had the home crowd advantage – they’ve been pulling for them.’<\/p>\n He added: ‘I just try to use it as fuel. you can take all that energy and turn it into focus and good adrenaline and that’s what I tried to do this week.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n McIlroy launched into a livid rant at someone while leaving Marco Simone Saturday\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The European team were furious with LaCava after he celebrated in front of McIlroy\u00a0<\/p>\n