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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ewan Murray at Marco Simone Golf Club

Angry Rory McIlroy boils over in Ryder Cup car park row with US caddie

Rory McIlroy loses his cool after the day’s play
Rory McIlroy loses his cool after the day’s play. Photograph: Twitter

Europe’s captain, Luke Donald, defended Rory McIlroy after furious scenes involving the Northern Irishman dominated the end of day two at the Ryder Cup.

Donald explained what angered McIlroy during the celebrations of Joe LaCava, caddie for Patrick Cantlay, at the end of an American fourball win. A finger-jabbing McIlroy was later filmed making his disgust perfectly plain in the car park of Marco Simone Golf Club, where he was bundled into a vehicle by his teammate Shane Lowry.

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