{"id":292078,"date":"2023-10-02T21:36:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292078"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:36:33","slug":"mcilroy-used-his-ryder-cup-car-park-bust-up-to-propel-europes-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/golf\/mcilroy-used-his-ryder-cup-car-park-bust-up-to-propel-europes-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"McIlroy used his Ryder Cup car park bust-up to propel Europe&apos;s charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rory McIlroy says he used his car park bust-up as &#8216;fuel&#8217; to propel Europe to Ryder Cup victory\u2026 as &#8216;Rocky&#8217; leads calls for Luke Donald to continue as captain in 2025<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Europe recaptured the Ryder Cup just hours after Rory McIlroy&#8217;s heated fracas\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>McIlroy admitted the fallout with Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie pushed him to glory\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He was quick to set his sights on a rare win on the road with Bethpage Black next<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rory McIlroy revealed he used his car park bust-up to propel Europe&#8217;s charge to Ryder Cup glory in Rome &#8211; then vowed that they would storm to victory again in New York in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Irishman made it four points from five matches yesterday as Luke Donald&#8217;s men recaptured the trophy hours after a fracas triggered by a fallout with USA player Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s cap-waving caddie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I needed that to fuel me today,&#8217; a delighted McIlroy said. &#8216;It lit a fire in the bellies of the whole team.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Europe&#8217;s talisman, dubbed &#8216;Rocky McIlroy&#8217; by his team-mates following the spat, was quick to set his sights on a rare win on the road.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;One of the biggest accomplishments in golf right now is winning an away Ryder Cup,&#8217; he said. And banging the table to emphasise the point, he added: &#8216;That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to do at Bethpage.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/21\/76047561-12582043-image-a-19_1696193772552.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy revealed he used his Ryder Cup car park bust-up to propel Europe&#8217;s charge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/21\/76047711-12582043-image-a-22_1696193902987.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McIlroy urged captain Luke Donald to continue at Bethpage Black and even started a chant<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy cruised to victory over America&#8217;s Sam Burns as the hosts won for the seventh time in a row in Europe, eventually crushing the visitors 16.5-11.5 in the Italian capital.<\/p>\n<p>After a strong US fightback had frayed nerves, Tommy Fleetwood ensured his side would take the honours by securing the half-point needed with a stunning drive to 23 feet at the par-four 16th.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing a decent tee shot would be enough, he described his relief at seeing the ball soar towards the green.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was playing very, very well, put a swing on it and it set off straight and it wasn&#8217;t moving, and I was happy to pick the tee up and move on,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>This was an emphatic response by Europe after their 19-9 hammering at Whistling Straits in 2021 and means captain Donald may well lead the side again at Bethpage Black.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman remained tight-lipped on the subject, despite McIlroy urging him to continue and starting a chant of &#8216;Two more years&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy had to be bundled into a waiting car by team-mate Shane Lowry on Saturday night amid astonishing scenes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/21\/76047539-12582043-image-a-20_1696193834784.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Four points from five matches for McIlroy helped Donald&#8217;s men recapture the famous trophy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/22\/76048027-12582043-image-a-23_1696194667738.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tempers had boiled over between McIlroy and\u00a0Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s cap-waving caddie in Rome<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old was left furious when Joe LaCava, Cantlay&#8217;s caddie, stood in his line of vision twirling his cap as he attempted to line up what would have been a match-saving putt.<\/p>\n<p>Cantlay had been jeered all day by the home supporters for reportedly refusing to wear his USA cap in protest at not being paid to play. After McIlroy confronted Cantlay&#8217;s bag man on the green, tempers boiled over again in the car park.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I felt like I used it to my advantage,&#8217; said McIlroy. &#8216;I feel the whole team came out here with a different level of focus and determination.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lowry joked that if matters had escalated he &#8216;would have had to do most of the work&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Deflated USA captain Zach Johnson will now face big questions over his leadership after the rampant Europeans raced into a 4-0 lead on the first morning, presenting a challenge that was too big to overcome.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson at least seemed to have retained his sense of humour, with a reference to the Cantlay cap farce. &#8216;It&#8217;s still pretty fresh and pretty raw,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If I have any immediate reaction it is to tip my cap to Europe and to Luke. They played great and they earned it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12582043\/Rory-McIlroy-says-used-car-park-bust-fuel-propel-Europe-Ryder-Cup-victory-Rocky-leads-calls-Luke-Donald-continue-captain-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy says he used his car park bust-up as &#8216;fuel&#8217; to propel Europe to Ryder Cup victory\u2026 as &#8216;Rocky&#8217; leads calls for Luke Donald to continue as captain in 2025 Europe recaptured the Ryder Cup just hours after Rory McIlroy&#8217;s heated fracas\u00a0 McIlroy admitted the fallout with Patrick Cantlay&#8217;s caddie pushed him to glory\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>McIlroy used his Ryder Cup car park bust-up to propel Europe&amp;apos;s charge - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/golf\/mcilroy-used-his-ryder-cup-car-park-bust-up-to-propel-europes-charge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"McIlroy used his Ryder Cup car park bust-up to propel Europe&amp;apos;s charge - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rory McIlroy says he used his car park bust-up as &#8216;fuel&#8217; 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