Rory McIlroy reveals Tiger Woods’ messages amid Ryder Cup beef

Tiger Woods repeatedly reached out to Rory McIlroy after Saturday’s Ryder Cup spat, in line with an unique report from the Irish Independent.

McIlroy, who helped lead Europe to victory on the 2023 Ryder Cup, grew to become enraged Saturday night, as cameras captured his anger within the car parking zone after his spherical.

His frustrations stemmed from Joe LaCava’s celebrations. LaCava’s participant, Patrick Cantlay, holed a 43-foot birdie putt on the 18th gap to present the Americans a win. The longtime looper repeatedly waved his hat towards the European crowd, which is what the house followers did to Cantlay all day Saturday. The former UCLA Bruin reportedly refused to put on a hat on the Ryder Cup as a result of he disagreed with the PGA of America’s participant compensation program. He later refuted that report, however that didn’t cease followers from waving their hats incessantly towards Cantlay in an try and rattle him.

Consequently, LaCava tried to present it again to the European followers.

But the European crew felt that LaCava crossed the road. He celebrated too near McIlroy’s placing line. After all, the Northern Irishman nonetheless confronted a putt to halve the match. McIlroy subsequently missed, which added gasoline to his fiery anger.

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“I went back to my room, and there was a text from Joe LaCava: ‘Hey Rory, would love to meet up in the morning to clear the air.’ But I was tired and didn’t get back to him,” McIlroy revealed.

“There have been additionally three texts and two missed calls from Tiger, as a result of they’re clearly nonetheless shut.

“I despatched him a fast message: ‘It will be fine… Long day… just want to go to bed.’

Whether McIlroy and Woods mentioned this example in larger depth is unknown.

But McIlroy did bury the Ryder Cup beef with LaCava on Sunday after the top of the competitors. The two conferred over a pint after Europe received soundly.

Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Playing Through. You can observe him on Twitter @jack_milko for extra golf protection. Be positive to take a look at @_PlayingThrough too.