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Rory McIlroy lost his match at the Ryder Cup. In scenes sure to stoke tensions ahead of Sunday's singles, McIlroy accused Patrick Cantlay ’s caddie, Joe LaCava, of waving his hat in his line of vision ahead of the European star’s crucial putt on the 18th green in the final fourballs match Saturday. McIlroy was seen to be visibly furious outside the clubhouse as Jim “Bones” Mackay, the caddie for Justin Thomas, attempted to intervene.

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Europe has a five-point lead and history on its side in the Ryder Cup. No team has ever come back from that large a deficit

McIlroy took exception to caddie Joe LaCava’s celebrations on the 18th green and was later seen in an argument outside the clubhouse.

Koepka accused the Spaniard of displaying immature behaviour and pouting at the Ryder Cup.

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Europe has control of the Ryder Cup, backed by the most lopsided match in history that had Scottie Scheffler in tears.

McIlroy was annoyed that Patrick Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava initially refused to move from his eyeline on the 18th green.

The American side faces an even larger deficit to the one Crenshaw’s ’99 team faced in Brookline, Mass.

Rarely has a team cap become such a lightning rod at the Ryder Cup but, as America’s players lifted theirs behind the 18th green after Patrick Cantlay’s extraordinary match-winning putt, the narrative was instantly altered from disarray to unity

After a build-up notable for its niceness and platitudes, the Ryder Cup was played out in an emotional maelstrom on the second day with players emerging dripping with bad blood, cold sweat and backseat tears.

Europe need four points from Sundays 12 singles matches against the United States to regain the Ryder Cup after a scintillating Saturday in Rome.