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Originally Posted by Whynotnow

I said it to be provocative. I think the difference is in other sports the coaches are not on the field of play until after the game or match is over, thus they don’t have an impact. Here the caddies are in the field of play and the outcome is still in the balance. I just think your job there is to gather up what needs to be gathered up, get out of the picture until the deciding moment has occurred.

I also didn’t love the video of him around the cars if it’s the same caddy. I don’t know what set Rory off ( and that wasn’t a good look) but it just seemed like he was pretty smugly strolling about after almost trolling for something to occur.


I think I must be getting old and grumpy. Pretty sure my wife and kids agree. Sigh. I love the format and concept of the Ryder cup, but hyper nationalism turns me off.

A war of words on the final green Saturday at the Ryder Cup spilled into the parking lot, where Rory McIlroy and caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay had to be separated before leaving Marco Simone.

Tensions flared late on the 18th green, where Patrick Cantlay, who had been razzed by fans for his decision not to wear a team hat this week, poured in a 43-footer for birdie. That prompted American players and caddies, including Cantlay’s caddie, Joe LaCava, to take off their hats and whirl them around their heads – a mock celebration of what fans had been doing to Cantlay around every tee and green.

LaCava continued to celebrate even as McIlroy lined up his putt to tie. Believing that it had carried on too long, and that LaCava was too close to McIlroy, McIlroy’s caddie, Harry Diamond, shouted at LaCava to back up. That led LaCava to dismissively wave off Diamond, sparking a few more words from the European side, including Shane Lowry.

https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/...d-bones-mackay